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• Ingredients
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• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 15 minutes, Preparation Time - 15 minutes

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| 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spread almonds onto a baking sheet. | 2. Bake almonds until toasted and fragrant, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove baking sheet from oven and cool almonds slightly; chop. | 3. Sift flour 2 times. Mix cocoa powder, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt together with flour in a bowl. Beat white sugar, shortening, and eggs together in a separate bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. | 4. Mix creamed mixture into flour mixture. Add almonds, evaporated milk, and vanilla extract to flour mixture and mix well using your hands or a large spoon until dough holds together and is smooth. Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place on a baking sheet. | 5. Bake in the oven until bottoms are slightly brown, about 10 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely. | 6. Stir confectioners' sugar and almond extract together in a bowl; add enough water to make a thin frosting. Roll cookies in the frosting and place on a wire rack to dry. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
almond	1/2	pound		2004.8807	0.0	0.0	226.7965
purpose flour	8	cups		-	-	-	-
cocoa powder	1/4	pound	unsweetened	258.548	65.6576	22.2261	15.5356
baking powder	2	tablespoons		14.628	7.6452	0.0	0.0
cinnamon	2	tablespoons	ground	-	-	-	-
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
white sugar	3	cups		2322.0	599.88	0.0	0.0
shortening	1 1/2	cups		2718.3	0.0	0.0	307.5
egg	6			429.0	2.16	37.68	28.53
milk	1	can	evaporated	827.5862	19.934	8.2399	85.7811
vanilla extract	1	teaspoon		12.095999999999998	0.5313	0.0025	0.0025
frosting				-	-	-	-
confectioner sugar	1	cup		-	-	-	-
almond extract	1/4	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
water	1	tablespoon		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.