Nana's Italian Cocoa Ball Cookies

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  • Number of Servings: 72
Ingredients
2 lbs. of flour sifted (8 cups)1 lb. of sugar (2 1/4 cups)1/2 lb. crisco (1 cup)1 lemon grated1 orange grated1/4 pound cocoa1 1/2 tbs baking powder1 tsp of cinnamon 1 tsp of cloves2 tsp vanilla extract1/2 cup coffee
Directions
Preheat oven 400 degrees. Mix flour, sugar, spices and baking powder and sift together. Add grated orange and lemon rind. Cut into crisco. Add coffee and vanilla. Roll dough in hands to the size you wish. Bake for 15 minutes.
Frost when cool with a mixture of powdered sugar and water with a little lemon juice.

Serving Size: Makes 72 cookies

Servings Per Recipe: 72
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 101.5
  • Total Fat: 2.9 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 31.0 mg
  • Total Carbs: 17.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.6 g
  • Protein: 1.6 g

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