Italian Spice Cookies

INGREDIENTS:

COOKIES

• 2 sticks plus 4T margarine
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 pint half & half
• 6 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 T cloves
• 1 T cinnamon
• 8 T cocoa
• 2 cups chopped walnuts
• 2 cups raisins

FROSTING

• 1 lb. box confectioner's sugar
• 2 T margarine
• 1 tsp vanilla
• Milk as needed.

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DIRECTIONS:
 
Cookies: 

 Mix all ingredients in order as given.  Shape into 8 small loaves
 on greased  cookie sheets.  (Each loaf should be about 3" x 11").
 Bake at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes.
 
 When cookie loaves are cool, frost, then cut into diagonal slices.
 
 Very delicious and moist.  Freeze very well!

Comments:
This recipe is from a very good friend of mine, Jean Lusco, who is the
 world's "best Italian cookie baker"!