This traditional Northern Italian Cookies recipe of Toto Cookies has been said to have many different names, from TooToo’s to Tatto cookies. This made them hard to distinguish where and how to find this recipe at all, but one thing is for sure and that is all the ingredients is readily & easily available & the search is no longer an issue as we clarify this matter up for your baking pleasure.
Preheat oven to 180 degrees C, grease and paper line large baking trays.
Use a large mixing bowl. Combine flour, baking powder, cocoa, clove & cinnamon powder and mix well.
In a separate bowl beat eggs, milk, oils, vanilla, white and brown sugar.
Then incorporate wet ingredients into dry ingredients, combine together well until a thick and sticky consistency.
Add crushed nuts, choc chips and chopped cherries.
Turn dough out onto a floured board to knead, add flour as you go along until a manageable dough is easily handled.
Dust extra flour on hands to commence rolling dough into walnut sized balls, shape into cookies and place 1 cm apart on baking trays.
Bake for 15 – 20 mins or lightly golden.
Cool on trays for 5 mins, then transfer to cooling rack for further cooling.
While cookies are cooling, a frosting can be made to dress them.
On low heat in a saucepan, melt butter then pour over dry ingredients to combine well until a smooth spreadable consistency forms.
Add milk or coffee if mixture is too dry, and add more flour if mixture is too soft.
When satisfied with the consistency, spread icing onto cooled Toto Cookies. Allow icing to further cool & set on non stick paper.
Serve and Enjoy!