Spice Cookies

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Servings: 48
Yield: 48 servings

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

1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 cup butter
2 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup dried currants
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
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.