Italian Pepper Balls recipe
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Ingredients
- ¾ cup shortening 1 cup white sugar ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder ½ teaspoon ground black pepper ½ teaspoon ground cloves ½ teaspoon ground allspice ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon 4 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda 1 cup milk 1 fluid ounce brandy ½ cup finely chopped walnuts ⅓ cup butter ¾ cup confectioners' sugar 5 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder 2 fluid ounces brandy
Nutrition Info
- 76.9 caloriescarbohydrate: 9.8 gcholesterol: 2.4 mgfat: 3.6 gfiber: 0.6 gprotein: 1.1 gsaturatedFat: 1.2 gservingSize: -sodium: 22.5 mgsugar: 4 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Italian Pepper Balls
Directions
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Melt shortening and cool. Add in white sugar, 1/2 cup cocoa, black pepper, ground cloves, allspice and ground cinnamon. Stir in flour, baking powder and baking soda and mix well. Stir in milk, 1 ounce brandy, rum or whisky and chopped nuts.
Wrap dough in plastic and refrigerate 4-8 hours.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Break off little pieces of dough and roll into small balls, about 3/4 inch in diameter. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 20 minutes. DO NOT overbake. Remove from pan and roll in glaze.
To Make Glaze: Combine 1/3 cup of butter, 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar, 5 tablespoons cocoa, and 2 ounces of brandy, rum or whisky. Mix until smooth. Roll cooled cookies in glaze and place on waxed paper to dry.