Italian Chocolate Cookies (Meatball Cookies)

INGREDIENTS: 

3 ¾ cups flour (sifted) 

1 cup sugar 

½ cup cocoa 

1 tsp. cinnamon 

1 tsp. ginger 

1 tsp. allspice 

1 tsp. baking powder 

½ cup cooking oil 

1 cup milk 

Frosting: 

3 cups confectionary sugar 

6 tbsp. Hershey’s cocoa 

½ tbsp. butter 

6 tbsp. hot coffee 

1 tsp. vanilla 

PROCEDURE: 

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. In a large bowl, combine all dry ingredients. 

1. Add oil and milk and mix thoroughly until dough is firm. Press balls lightly onto a greased cookie sheet.  

1. Bake for 10 minutes. Combine frosting ingredients together. Dip cookies into frosting once fully cooled.