These are chocolate cookies with walnuts, rolled in confectioners' sugar and baked. This recipe is adapted from my great-grandmother's recipe, that is over 100 years old. I had to wait 40 years before my mother would share this recipe with me. This is an old, old recipe that has been in the family for years. The origin is unknown.
Recipe uses very little sugar in it and is rolled in superfine sugar to sweeten.
Substitute carob for chocolate to get chewy and delicious brownies. Melt in your mouth goodness. These may be frosted with an icing made from 2 cups powdered sugar, a slightly beaten egg white and 2 tablespoons maraschino cherry juice or water. You can use candied cherries in these cookies instead of the maraschinos, if you prefer. I invented this recipe last year and my family continues to beg for more.