Italian Chocolate Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 c flour
1 tsp. salt
2 c. sugar
1 1/2 c. cocoa
1/2 c. baking powder
4 Tbsp. cinnamon
2 Tbsp. allspice
2 Tbsp. cloves
2 tsp. black pepper
2 c. Crisco
2 c. canned milk
2 eggs
2 Tbsp. vanilla
1 c. strawberry preserves
1 small orange (juice and rind)
2 c. chopped nuts
2 c. raisins (optional)
2 c. chocolate chips

Preparation

Mix first 9 ingredients.
Cut in 2 cups Crisco as you would for pie crust, until crumbly.
Add and mix in rest of ingredients. Refrigerate overnight.
Shape into small balls.
Bake in a 375\u00b0 oven for 9 minutes.