TATUS (TOTOS ITALIAN CHOCOLATE COOKIES)

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A wonderful Italian Christmas cookie that tastes of the holidays. This recipe is what happens when a chocolate cookie meets a spice cookie. The cookie is thick, chewy, soft, and cake-like. Not super sweet you taste cloves and cinnamon, but they're not overpowering. Dipping the cookies in a glaze adds the needed sweetness and is...

Provided by Anne Bruscato Nunez

Categories     Cookies

Time 38m

Number Of Ingredients 12

5 c all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder, rounded
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp cloves, ground
1 c pecans, chopped
4 eggs
1 1/4 c vegetable shortening
1/2 c granulated sugar
16 oz Hershey's chocolate syrup (roughly 1 2/3 cup)
1 1/2 c confectioners' sugar
5-6 Tbsp milk (depending on thickness you desire)

Steps:

  • 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine dry ingredients. Set aside.
  • 2. In a mixer, beat eggs. Add shortening and sugar, mix until combined.
  • 3. Add chocolate syrup and beat until smooth.
  • 4. Incorporate dry ingredients and stir just until combined. (Do not overmix).
  • 5. Fold in pecans. Refrigerate dough for about an hour to reduce stickiness and make it easier to roll.
  • 6. Roll into small balls (about 1 inch) and bake for 8 minutes. Do not overbake.
  • 7. Once cookies are cool, mix glaze to desired consistency.
  • 8. Dip tops in the glaze.
  • 9. Allow icing to completely dry.

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