Chocolate Jumbo

Frosted chocolate and molasses spicy cookies.

• Calories: 173 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ cup shortening
• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• ½ teaspoon ground cloves
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 pinch salt
• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• ½ teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 cup molasses
• ½ cup hot water
• 48 walnut halves

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 2

Cream shortening and sugar together. Add egg and molasses, mix well.

Step 3

Sift together dry ingredients, add to shortening mixture, alternating with hot water. Mix well.

Step 4

Drop by rounded teaspoons onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes. Remove from cookie sheet, cool. Frost with Butter Frosting and top each cookie with a walnut.