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mama sudore's cocoa biscuits

cookingchefjan avatar
Recipe by
Janice (Jan) Barlow
@cookingchefjan
Rochester, NY

This recipe is from my 92 yr old grandmothers stash of recipes. She was about 4 1/2 ft. tall and was our MaMa! She used coffee cups and dinner silverware for measurements--and as a typical Italian, this makes almost 14 dozen cookies-no one starved at Mama's house!

yield serving(s)
prep time 1 Hr
cook time 10 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For mama sudore's cocoa biscuits

  • 1 1/2 c
    crisco spry
  • 3
    eggs
  • 1 1/2 c
    sugar
  • 1/2 tsp
    (rounded) nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp
    (rounded) cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp
    (rounded) allspice
  • 1/2 tsp
    (rounded) black pepper
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 6 tsp
    (rounded) baking powder
  • 4 Tbsp
    (heaping) cocoa
  • 1 tsp
    (rounded) baking soda
  • 6 c
    flour
  • 1 c
    milk
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp
    vanilla
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp
    anise extract
  • 1 box
    confectioners' sugar
  • 2 tsp
    vanilla (i do 1/2 vanilla, 1/2 anise

How To Make mama sudore's cocoa biscuits

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.I apologize ahead of time for the amounts of ingredients--remember,this is my 92 yr old grandmothers recipe and they didn't measure anything!
  • 2
    Melt in microwave the Crisco for 1 1/2 minutes on high until melted. Set aside to cool. Meanwhile, in large bowl beat the eggs To the cooled Crisco add the sugar gradually; then add this gradually to the eggs.Beat until blended
  • 3
    Add and blend in: nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice and black paper (Note these are rounded teaspoons); add salt. Then add the baking powder and baking soda (again, . these are rounded) and the cocoa (which is heaping) In separate bowl combine the milk, the 1 1/2 tbsp vanilla and the 1 1/2 tbsp anise. Add the flour alternately with the liquids until batter is easy to handle-you might not need all the flour.
  • 4
    Roll to size of walnut, or use a cookie scoop (neater!). Bake 10-12 minutes. Cool. Frost with frosting: Combine confectioners sugar with vanilla (note-I like anise so I do half vanilla, half anise and enough water to easily frost cookies. Store in tightly overed container
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