Description:

a spicy drop cookie

Source:

K. Goins

Serves/Makes:about 2 dozen

Ingredients

• 4 tbsp (60 ml) butter (at room temperature)
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) packed light brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup (225 ml) sifted cake flour
• 1/2 tsp (2 ml) baking powder
• 1/4 tsp (1 ml) allspice
• 1/4 tsp (1 ml) ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp (1 ml) nutmeg
• 1 cup (225 ml) currants or chopped raisins
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) chopped walnuts or almonds

Preparation

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees (175 C.) F.
• Cream the butter using an electric mixer.
• Beat in the brown sugar and egg.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder, allspice, ginger and nutmeg.
• Add dry ingredients to liquid ingredients.
• Fold in the currants or raisins and nuts and blend well.
• Drop by spoonfuls onto a lightly greased baking sheet.
• Bake about 10 minutes at 350 degrees (175 C.) F.

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