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Italian Frosted Chocolate Cookies Recipe

Italian Frosted Chocolate Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:

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7 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups white sugar
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (such as hershey's)
1/4 cup baking powder
1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp ground cloves
1 1/2 tsp ground allspice
1 tsp salt
1 large orange , zested
1/2 cup vegetable shortening (such as crisco )
1/2 cup margarine (such as parkay)
5 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract , or to taste
1/4 cup orange juice
1/4 cup whole milk
1/2 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
3 tbsp whole milk , or more as needed
1 tsp orange juice , or as needed
3 cups confectioners' sugar , or more as needed

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Whisk flour, white sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, and salt in a large bowl. Stir orange zest into flour mixture. Mix vegetable shortening and margarine into dry ingredients, using your hands, until mixture is crumbly.
Beat eggs and vanilla extract in a bowl with an electric mixer until foamy; add egg mixture, 1/4 cup orange juice, and 1/4 cup milk to flour mixture and knead dough in the bowl until thoroughly combined and dough doesn't stick to your hands, about 8 minutes. Dough will be stiff. Knead cream cheese thoroughly into dough, followed by walnuts.
Form dough into balls about 1 1/2 inches in diameter and place onto ungreased baking sheets.
Bake cookies in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 12 to 14 minutes. Cool cookies on racks.
Beat 3 tablespoons milk, 1 teaspoon orange juice, and 1 cup confectioners' sugar in a bowl until smooth; gradually beat in remaining confectioners' sugar until frosting is thick and drizzles slowly from a spoon.
Dip tops of cookies into frosting and place frosted cookies on racks with waxed paper underneath to catch drips. Let cookies dry overnight.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	980.2 Kcal (4104 kJ)
Calories from fat	251.29 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	27.92g	43%
Cholesterol	89.35mg	30%
Sodium	283.7mg	12%
Potassium	968.32mg	21%
Total Carbs	174.29g	58%
Sugars	96.15g	385%
Dietary Fiber	6.66g	27%
Protein	15.52g	31%
Vitamin C	13.4mg	22%
Vitamin A	0.1mg	4%
Iron	3.2mg	18%
Calcium	329.3mg	33%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	342.87 Kcal (1436 kJ)
Calories from fat	87.9 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	9.77g	43%
Cholesterol	31.26mg	30%
Sodium	99.24mg	12%
Potassium	338.72mg	21%
Total Carbs	60.97g	58%
Sugars	33.63g	385%
Dietary Fiber	2.33g	27%
Protein	5.43g	31%
Vitamin C	4.7mg	22%
Iron	1.1mg	18%
Calcium	115.2mg	33%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

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