Italian Chocolate Ball Cookies

A yummy cookie that's easy to make -- courtesy of Teri Peterson. Love them!

Italian Chocolate Ball Cookies

1 1/2 cups Sugar
1/2 cups Butter, softened
3 Eggs
2 tsp Vanilla
1 tsp Cloves
1 tsp Allspice
1 tsp Cinnamon
1 tsp Salt
3 cups Flour
2/3 cups Cocoa Powder
1 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
1 1/2 Baking Soda
1/2 cup Milk
1 cup Chopped Walnuts
1 cup Chocolate Chips
1 cup Raisins

Glaze:

4 cups confectionary Sugar
1/2 cup Milk

Cream together the sugar, butter, eggs, and vanilla. Set aside.

In a medium bowl gently combine cloves, allspice, cinnamon, salt, flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and baking soda. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the sugar/egg mixture alternating with milk. Mix well and then fold in the walnuts, chocolate chips and raisins.

Roll cookie mixture into 1/2 - 1 inch balls. If cookie mixture is too sticky, add more flour. If too dry, add more milk as needed. 

Bake at 350 for 10 - 12 minutes on greased cookie sheet. Cool. 

Mix together the glaze ingredients and drizzle over top of cookies. If chocolate glaze is desired, add 1/4 cup cocoa to glaze mixture.