Pepper Cookies II

Ingredients

• 1.5 teaspoons double-acting baking powder 
• 1  eggs 
• 3 cups flour all-purpose
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves 
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 0.5 cup shortening cooled melted
• 0.5 cup cocoa powder unsweetened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
• 0.8 cup water 
• 1 cup sugar white

Equipment

• baking sheet
• oven

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Combine the shortening, egg, water and vanilla. Stir in the sugar, flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and salt.
3. Mix to combine. Shape the dough into walnut sized balls.
4. Bake on a ungreased cookie sheet at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 15 minutes. When cool frost with confectioners' sugar or dip into melted white morsels.