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How to Make Italian Frosted Chocolate Cookies - A Step-by-Step Guide

If you're a fan of rich, decadent chocolate treats, then you'll absolutely love Italian Frosted Chocolate Cookies. These cookies are a delightful combination of fudgy chocolate goodness and smooth, sweet frosting. They're perfect for those times when you need a little pick-me-up or want to impress your friends and family with a delicious homemade dessert.

The first thing you'll notice about these cookies is their rich, deep chocolate flavor. The cookie dough is made with cocoa powde...

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Ingredients

  • 7 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (such as Hershey's)
  • ¼ cup baking powder
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground cloves
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground allspice
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 large orange, zested
  • ½ cup vegetable shortening (such as Crisco)
  • ½ cup margarine (such as Parkay)
  • 5 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, or to taste
  • ¼ cup orange juice
  • ¼ cup whole milk
  • 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • ½ cup chopped walnuts
  • 3 tablespoons whole milk, or more as needed
  • 1 teaspoon orange juice, or as needed
  • 3 cups confectioners' sugar, or more as needed

Information

  • Prep Time: 1 hr
  • Cook Time: 30 mins
  • Additional Time: 8 hrs
  • Total Time: 9 hrs 30 mins
  • Servings: 120
  • Yield: 10 dozen

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Whisk flour, white sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, and salt together in a large bowl. Stir in orange zest, then mix in vegetable shortening and margarine with your hands until mixture is crumbly.
  • Beat eggs and vanilla in a bowl with an electric mixer until foamy. Add egg mixture to flour mixture along with 1/4 cup orange juice and 1/4 cup milk; knead in the bowl until dough is thoroughly combined and stiff and it doesn't stick to your hands, about 8 minutes. 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 in batches until lightly browned, 12 to 14 minutes. Cool cookies on racks.
  • Make the frosting: 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 onto racks with waxed paper underneath to catch the drips. Let cookies dry, 8 hours to overnight.

    • Nutrition

    78 cal.

    • Total Fat: 3g
    • Saturated Fat: 1g
    • Cholesterol: 9mg
    • Sodium: 83mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 13g
    • Dietary Fiber: 1g
    • Total Sugars: 7g
    • Protein: 1g
    • Vitamin C: 0mg
    • Calcium: 33mg
    • Iron: 1mg
    • Potassium: 28mg

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    Italian recipes
    Frosted recipes
    Chocolate recipes
    Cookie recipes