Italian Chocolate Cookies

This just in from our good friend, Carol Wheatley, courtesy of her friend, Chris Coppolino who contributed it to the Wellesley Cookie Exchange Cookbook.  Carol is a great friend - we loved seeing her at the Feast of the Seven Fishes Festival - as well as the wife of Mark Wheatley, my collaborator on a number of comic projects like EZ STREET and LONE JUSTICE.  Enjoy!

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 1 1/3 c sugar
• 2/3 c vegetable oil
• 6 oz chocolate chips, melted
• ½ c cold, strong coffee
• Grated rind of one lemon
• Grated rind of one orange
• 4 ½ c flour
• 2 tbsp cocoa
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1 tbsp cinnamon
• Pinch of salt
• 1 c toasted almonds or walnuts, chopped

Frosting

• ¾ lb confectioner’s sugar
• 3 tbsp cocoa
• 2 tbsp vanilla
• 2 tbsp soft butter
• ¼ c milk (approximately)

Instructions

Beat eggs, sugar and oil together. Add chocolate, coffee, and lemon and orange rinds. Stir in dry ingredients and the nuts.  Chill dough until firm, for several hours or overnight.  Shape into balls the size of a walnut and brake on greased cookie sheets at 325 degrees for about 15 mins. Cool, then frost.


Frosting: Stir confectioners sugar and cocoa together; add vanilla and butter and mix well.  Add ¼ milk, more if needed to reach spreading consistency, and beat until smooth.

Makes about 75

Contributed by Chris Coppolino to the Wellesley Cookie Exchange Cookbook

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[Willie]

I tried this recipe and it is absolutely delicious. Thanks!

[Denny]

Lovely recipe. And i like to eat Italian chocolate cookies!