Italian Chocolate Cookies

Name: Italian Chocolate Cookies
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 48
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 4 teaspoons baking powder; 237 milliliters butter, softened; 1 Tbsp butter, softened; 473 milliliters confectioners sugar; 710 milliliters all-purpose flour; 59 milliliters hot milk; 79 milliliters milk; 57 grams unsweetened chocolate; 59 milliliters unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 118 milliliters chopped walnuts; 177 milliliters white sugar

Italian Chocolate Cookies might be a good recipe to expand your dessert repertoire. One portion of this dish contains around 3g of protein, 8g of fat, and a total of 192 calories. This recipe serves 48. It is a very budget friendly recipe for fans of Mediterranean food. If you have chocolate, cocoa powder, flour, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

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Sift 3 cups flour twice. In a large bowl, mix flour, baking powder, white sugar and cocoa. Cream 1 cup butter or margarine; blend into flour mixture.

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Baking Powder

Granulated Sugar

Butter

Cocoa Powder

Cream

All Purpose Flour

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Bowl

Add 1/3 cup milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla and nuts.

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Vanilla

Milk

Nuts

Mix thoroughly with hands until well blended. (Dough should be the consistency of pie crust, but not sticky.)

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Pie Crust

Dough

For each cookie, pinch off about 1 teaspoon dough.

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Dough

Roll by hands into balls, each about one-inch in diameter.

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Roll

Place on greased baking sheets. Do not flatten.

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Baking Sheet

Bake about 10 minutes, until lightly browned.

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Remove from baking sheets; cool on racks. When cool, drizzle each generously with chocolate frosting.

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Chocolate Frosting

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Sprinkle with candy sprinkles if desired.

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Sprinkles

Candy

To make Chocolate Frosting: Melt the chocolate squares over low heat. Cream with 1 tablespoon of butter or margarine, 1 teaspoon vanilla and 2 cups of confectioner's sugar. Gradually add hot milk, beating until smooth.

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Chocolate Frosting

Chocolate

Butter

Vanilla

Cream

Sugar

Milk

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Ingredients

Servings:

4teaspoons

baking powder 237milliliters

butter, softened 1Tbsp

butter, softened 473milliliters

confectioners' sugar 710milliliters

all-purpose flour 59milliliters

hot milk 79milliliters

milk 57grams

unsweetened chocolate 59milliliters

unsweetened cocoa powder 1teaspoon

vanilla extract 118milliliters

chopped walnuts 177milliliters

white sugar

Recommended wine: Chianti, Trebbiano, Verdicchio

Chianti, Trebbiano, and Verdicchio are my top picks for Italian. Italians know food and they know wine. Trebbiano and Verdicchio are Italian white wines that pair well with fish and white meat, while Chianti is a great Italian red for heavier, bolder dishes. The Barone Ricasoli Colledila Chianti Classico Gran Selezione with a 4.5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 85 dollars per bottle.