Pepper Cookies II

This recipe has been in my family for years. The recipe used to contain black pepper, but we found it spicy enough without it.

• Calories: 136 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• ¾ cup water
• ½ cup shortening, melted and cooled slightly

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Combine the shortening, egg, water and vanilla. Stir in the sugar, flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and salt. Mix to combine. Shape the dough into walnut sized balls. Bake on a ungreased cookie sheet at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 15 minutes. When cool frost with confectioners' sugar or dip into melted white morsels.