Cold Weather Fighting Cookies
Author: Food Musings
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
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Serves: 3 doz
- ¾ c raisins
- 2 T vanilla whiskey
- 2 c whole wheat flour
- 1½ t cocoa
- ½ t baking powder
- ¼ t baking soda
- ½ t each cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg
- ¼ t salt
- 1 quick grind of pepper
- coarsely grated chocolate to taste
- ½ canola margarine
- ⅓ c icing sugar
- ⅓ c liquid honey
- 1 t vanilla
- 1 t grated orange zest
- 1 egg
- ¼ c sesame seeds
- Soak the raisins for 10 minutes in the whiskey.
- Use hand whisk or stand mixer whisk to combine flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, spices, salt and grated chocolate.
- If using a stand mixer, remove to a second bowl.
- Place butter, sugar, honey, vanilla, orange zest and mix with the beater attachment for 1 minute.
- With mixer running add the egg, then dry ingredients, followed by raisins and whiskey mixture.
- Drop by teaspoons on a parchment covered baking sheet.
- Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
- Bake at 375 degrees for 15 minutes.
- Allow to cool.
Recipe by Food Musings at http://foodmusings.ca/recipes/desserts/cold-weather-fighting-cookies/
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