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WAGON WHEEL COOKIES



Wagon Wheel Cookies image

This is a cookie recipe that I got from my mother and have never been able to find anywhere else, they are a yummy dark chocolate cookie

Provided by CHRISTINAMARIERICE

Categories     Desserts     Cookies

Time 1h35m

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 10

½ cup shortening
2 cups white sugar
4 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; stir into the creamed mixture. Stir in walnuts if desired. Cover dough and chill for at least one hour.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Roll the dough into walnut sized balls. Roll the balls in confectioners' sugar. Place the cookies 2 inches apart onto the cookie sheet.
  • Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 141.9 calories, Carbohydrate 21.6 g, Cholesterol 20.7 mg, Fat 5.9 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 2.4 g, SaturatedFat 1.3 g, Sodium 93.1 mg, Sugar 14.6 g

CHOCOLATE COTTAGE CHEESE WAGON WHEEL COOKIES



Chocolate Cottage Cheese Wagon Wheel Cookies image

These are moist and you can't tell that they have cottage cheese in them. Don't overbake. Makes a lot; you might want to cut the recipe in half.

Provided by IamEarnie

Categories     Dessert

Time 4h15m

Yield 8 dozen, 96 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 cups butter
3 1/2 cups granulated sugar
4 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups small curd cottage cheese
5 1/2 cups flour
1 cup cocoa
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Steps:

  • Cream sugar and butter together.
  • Add cottage cheese and beat well.
  • Add dry ingredients to sugar and butter mixture; mix well.
  • Add nuts.
  • Chill several hours or overnight.
  • Rolls into balls, then roll in powdered sugar.
  • Bake on a greased cookie sheet at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.

CHOCOLATE WAGON WHEEL COOKIES



Chocolate Wagon Wheel Cookies image

This was a favorite cookie when I was growing up. Great if you have a chocolate craving. I have included the refrigeration time in the prep time.

Provided by Sidd9260

Categories     Dessert

Time 8h10m

Yield 36 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 8

1/2 cup vegetable oil
4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted
2 cups sugar
4 large eggs
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons vanilla
powdered sugar

Steps:

  • Combine oil, chocolate, and sugar.
  • Add eggs to this mixture, one at a time, and beat well.
  • Stir in vanilla.
  • Sift flour and baking powder and fold into egg combination.
  • Chill dough several hours or overnight in refridgerator.
  • Roll into balls size of walnuts, then roll in powdered sugar.
  • Bake on greased cookie sheet 7-10 minutes at 350° oven.
  • If you like your cookies soft and chewy, bake only 7 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 119.8, Fat 5.3, SaturatedFat 1.6, Cholesterol 23.5, Sodium 28.9, Carbohydrate 17.5, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 11.2, Protein 1.8

WAGON WHEEL COOKIES



WAGON WHEEL COOKIES image

Categories     Cookies     Chocolate

Yield 36 Cookies

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/2 cup shortening
2 cups white sugar
4 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Steps:

  • 1. In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; stir into the creamed mixture. Stir in walnuts if desired. Cover dough and chill for at least one hour. 2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Roll the dough into walnut sized balls. Roll the balls in confectioners' sugar. Place the cookies 2 inches apart onto the cookie sheet. 3. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

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