CHOCOLATE JUMBO

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Frosted chocolate and molasses spicy cookie.

Provided by Linda Loparco

Categories Desserts Cookies Spice Cookie Recipes

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

½ cup shortening
½ cup white sugar
1 cup molasses
1 egg
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground cloves
½ teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 pinch salt
½ cup hot water
48 walnut halves

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Cream shortening and sugar together. Add egg and molasses, mix well.
Sift together dry ingredients, add to shortening mixture, alternating with hot water. Mix well.
Drop by rounded teaspoons onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes. Remove from cookie sheet, cool. Frost with Butter Frosting and top each cookie with a walnut.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 172.5 calories, Carbohydrate 25.5 g, Cholesterol 7.8 mg, Fat 7.4 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 2.4 g, SaturatedFat 1.5 g, Sodium 67.7 mg, Sugar 11.9 g