Chocolate Clove Drops

2 1/2 Cups Flour
3 Teaspoons baking powder
1/2 Teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup cocoa
1 Teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 Eggs
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
Melted than cooled

- Preheat oven to 350F
- In a large stainless-steel bowl, with a wooden spoon, mix together 2 cups of flour, the baking powder, baking soda, cocoa, cloves, nutmeg, and sinnammon.
-Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients. Set a side.
-In a electric Mixer or with a wire wisk, beat eggs and suger. Add milk and melted shortening. Mix well.
- Pour egg mixture into the well and begin to mix with a wooden spoon.
- With a wooden spoon, mix in the remaining 1/2 cup flour. This will give you a slightly sticky dough. drop from a teaspoon onto parchment- lined cookie sheet, spacing cookies 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or untill lightly browned. Remove cookie sheet from the oven.
-Using a metal spatula, remove cookies from the sheet onto wire cooling racks, Cool, than frost with Chocolate Clove Frosting (see following recipe). Let frosting dry for a few hours before serving.
Store frosted cookies in an airtight container. Freeze unfrosted cookies in plastic freezer bags.

Chocolate Clove Frosting

1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon ground Cloves
1/2 Teaspoon Nutmeg
3 Cups confectioners Sugar
1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon
1/2 cup Cocoa

- With an Electric mixer. mix all ingredients untill smooth.
- Using a metal spatula or butter knife, frost the tops of the cookies.
If the frosting is too stiff, add a few drops of water to it and dip your butter knife or spatula in water before spreading.

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