Best Doo Doo Balls Recipes

Dodo (Chocolate Holiday Cookies) image

Provided by Roxygirl in Colorado

Categories Dessert

Time 40m

Yield 16 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

4 cups flour
1 3/4 cups sugar, plus
4 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon clove
3/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon allspice
1 teaspoon baking soda
6 tablespoons cocoa
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
1/2 cup margarine
1 teaspoon extract (vanilla, almond, or anise)
1/2 cup nuts (I rolled my cookie balls in the nuts _about 1-1/2 cups) (optional)

Steps:

Sift the dry ingredients together.
Heat the milk until very warm but not boiling and melt the shortening in the milk.
Let it cool and add in the dry ingredients.
Add the nuts if desired.
Roll in 1-inch balls and bake in a preheated 375° oven for about 12 minutes.
Frost with the following recipe.
Frosting.
1-cup confectioners' sugar.
Milk.
1-teaspoon anise or vanilla extract (I made two icings and use anise and vanilla flavorings).
Mix confectioners' sugar with enough milk to make the icing spreadable.
Mix in anise or vanilla extract and frost the cookies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 270, Fat 6.9, SaturatedFat 1.6, Cholesterol 2.1, Sodium 226.8, Carbohydrate 49, Fiber 1.7, Sugar 23.1, Protein 4.2

Italian DODO Cookies Recipe - (4.6/5) image

Provided by Linda1128

Number Of Ingredients 10

Steps:

In bowl combine flour, cocoa, baking powder. In mixing bowl cream together shortening and sugar, In another bowl beat eggs, then add milk and vanilla to eggs. Stir egg mixture into creamed mixture. Add nuts and chips to flour mixture then stir into creamed mixture. Form 1 inch balls and place on greased cookie sheet. Bake 275 for 15 minutes. 8 minutes if on lower rack, then 7 minutes on upper rack. Glaze when still warm with: 2 cups powder sugar, 1 tsp vanilla 6 tbsp warm milk not hot. In bowl combined all ingredients and mix till smooth and spreading consistency. Dip tops of cookies into the glaze and let cool. Keep in cookie tins.