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German Spice Cookies

SUBMITTED BY: Joan Tyson

"These chewy spice cookies are great with coffee and taste even better the next day. The recipe has been a family favorite for more than 40 years."
PREP TIME  10 Min
COOK TIME  10 Min
READY IN  20 Min
SERVINGS & SCALING
Original recipe yield: 21 servings
    
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INGREDIENTS

  • 3 eggs
  • 2 cups packed brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts

DIRECTIONS

  1. In a mixing bowl, beat eggs. Add the brown sugar, cloves, cinnamon and pepper. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to the egg mixture. Stir in raisins and walnuts.
  2. Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto lightly greased baking sheets. Bake at 400 degrees F for 8-10 minutes or until surface cracks. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Editor's Note: This recipe contains no butter or shortening.

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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 25, 2007 by ZENBONE
I was a bit disappointed because I wanted them to be more spicy, but overall an excellent cookie! I would make it again. As another reviewer said - make sure they're spaced far enough, may be even 3 inches apart as they spread quite a bit.

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Reviewed on May 11, 2007 by WrenskiBaby
You can't eat just one of these chewy cookies! I ground the raisins so I could sneak them past the high school German class, and omitted the nuts (but walnuts would be fabulous in these). The intensity of the cloves along with the heat of the black pepper made eating these cookies a sensory experience. Careful: they spread quite a bit on my cookies sheets. I will definitely make these again.

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