Spice Cookies
Description
This recipe was my mother's grandmother's recipe. Spicy soft cookies with currants. Originally from England. Enjoy, they won't last long.
Ingredients
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1 1/2 cups white sugar
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1 cup butter
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2 eggs
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1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
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1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
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4 cups all-purpose flour
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1 cup dried currants
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1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
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1 cup milk, or as needed
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease 2 baking sheets.
2
Combine sugar, butter, eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves in a bowl; beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Combine flour, currants, and baking soda in a separate bowl. Stir into the butter mixture alternately with tablespoons of milk until the flour is fully incorporated.
3
Drop spoonfuls of batter onto the prepared baking sheets. Press down lightly with a fork. Dip fork in sugar or water if it sticks.
4
Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes. Let stand on the baking sheets for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.