Tho-tho cookies (Sicilian Christmas cookies)

Posted on by Gina Smith

Cookies:

4 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup sugar

4 teaspoons baking powder

1 cup cocoa

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

2 teaspoons ground cloves

1 cup shortening

4 large eggs

½ cup milk

1 ½ cup chopped walnuts

Powdered Sugar Glaze:

1 cup sifted powdered sugar

1 ½ tablespoons milk

½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Make cookie dough: Combine first six ingredients in bowl; set aside. Beat shortening at medium speed of an electric mixer for 2 minutes or until light and fluffy. Gradually add eggs and milk, alternating with flour mixture. Mix until smooth. Stir in walnuts. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until cookies are done.

Make powdered sugar glaze: Combine sugar, milk and vanilla, stirring well.

Coat baked cookies with glaze. You may have some glaze left over.

Recipe from 1889 WhiteGate Inn & Cottage, Asheville NC, a member of the Asheville Bed & Breakfast Association; ashevillebba.com

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