Meatball Cookies

Cookies surely make the world a better place, and even better when it is meatball cookies that you are presented with (or present yourself with!).

Interestingly, the first cookies were made by accident. The bakers used a small amount of mixture to try their oven’s temperament before they could bake a large cake. And this experiment gave us the magical cookies. After all, who knew an accident could result in something sweet, crisp, and delicious?

Through years of evolution, today we have numerous types of cookies and meatball cookies are particularly famous. It is round, chocolaty, sweet, and SPICY! Let’s learn how to make it.

Ingredients

all-purpose flour: 3 cups

ground cinnamon: 1 tsp

ground cloves: 1 tsp

teaspoon of salt: 1

baking powder: 1 1/2 tsp

ground all spice: 1 tsp

chopped walnuts: 1 cup

baking soda: 1 1/2 tsp

unsweetened cocoa powder: 2 1/3 cup

milk: 1/2 cup

Nutmeg: 1/2 tsp

Eggs: 3

white sugar: 1 1/2 cups

Butter: 1/2 cup

confectioners' sugar: 4 cups

Vanilla extract: 2 tsp

How To Make Meatball Cookies

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit or 180 degrees Celsius. Grease the cookie sheets with a bit of oil.
2. Blend in the butter margarine, white sugar, eggs, and vanilla.
3. Take a separate bowl, whisk the flour, 2/3 cup cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices.
4. Include flour blend into the butter mixture. If it is too gluey, put in more flour. And if it is too dry add a little quantity of milk.
5. Include nuts to the mixture and mix well using your hands. Roll the mixture into uniform 1/2 - 1 inch balls.
6. Once you have cookie dough, adjust it with either the flour or milk and roll into little balls. Place on the cookie sheet and let it bake for about 10-12 minutes or until the cookies are firm.
7.  Make sure you do not overcook. Once baked, take out from the oven, let rest on the sheet for a few moments and transfer to wax paper. Let cool and then ice with confectioner's sugar and cocoa glaze.

Trivia

Cookies were introduced in the 7th century AD Persia, soon after sugar became more popular in the area. They reached to Europe during the Muslim conquest of Spain. Be it street vendors or royal eateries, they became a common dessert across Europe by the 14th century.

Cookies traveled to America in the late 1620s via the Dutch in New Amsterdam. The earliest indication of cookies in America is said to be in 1703.