chocolate jumbo

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 cup molasses
• 1 egg
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/2 cup hot water
• 48 walnut halves

Recipe

• preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c).
• cream shortening and sugar together. add egg and molasses, mix well.
• sift together dry ingredients, add to shortening mixture, alternating with hot water. mix well.
• drop by rounded teaspoons ungreased cookie sheet. bake 8-10 minutes. remove from cookie sheet, cool. frost with butter frosting and top each cookie with a walnut.