Chocolate Cookie Recipe [JL,MA]

Preheat oven @ 375 degrees

5 cups flour

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1/2 tsp ground cloves

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp vanilla

Juice from 1/2 orange & some grated rind

1 tsp baking powder

1 1/4 cups sugar

1 cup cocoa

1/2 cup milk (or as much as needed when dough pulls away from pan)

4 eggs

1 1/2  cups lard, softened

1/2 cups chopped walnuts

1/2 cup grape jelly

Mix all dry ingredients, add lard & liquids, add nuts

Shape into small balls & bake about 10 mins or until bottoms are browned.

Frosting-

Mix cocoa with powdered sugar in a little warm water.  Make it a little thin & dip cookies in

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