PEPPER COOKIES II

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This recipe has been in my family for years. The recipe used to contain black pepper, but we found it spicy enough without it.

Provided by LLYONS

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup white sugar
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cloves
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup shortening, melted and cooled slightly
1 egg
¾ cup water

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Combine the shortening, egg, water and vanilla. Stir in the sugar, flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and salt. Mix to combine. Shape the dough into walnut sized balls. Bake on a ungreased cookie sheet at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 15 minutes. When cool frost with confectioners' sugar or dip into melted white morsels.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 135.8 calories, Carbohydrate 21.5 g, Cholesterol 7.8 mg, Fat 4.9 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 2.2 g, SaturatedFat 1.3 g, Sodium 82.8 mg, Sugar 8.5 g