Dodo (Chocolate Holiday Cookies) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 cups flour
1 3/4 cups sugar, plus
4 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon clove
3/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon allspice
1 teaspoon baking soda
6 tablespoons cocoa
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
1/2 cup margarine
1 teaspoon extract (vanilla, almond, or anise)
1/2 cup nuts (I rolled my cookie balls in the nuts _about 1-1/2 cups) (optional)

Preparation

Sift the dry ingredients together.
Heat the milk until very warm but not boiling and melt the shortening in the milk.
Let it cool and add in the dry ingredients.
Add the nuts if desired.
Roll in 1-inch balls and bake in a preheated 375\u00b0 oven for about 12 minutes.
Frost with the following recipe.
Frosting.
1-cup confectioners' sugar.
Milk.
1-teaspoon anise or vanilla extract (I made two icings and use anise and vanilla flavorings).
Mix confectioners' sugar with enough milk to make the icing spreadable.
Mix in anise or vanilla extract and frost the cookies.