Lemon Iced Chocolate Spice Cookies 1 1/4 cups raisins 3 tablespoons fresh orange juice 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened 1 cup sugar 1 large egg 2 teaspoons grated orange rind 1 1/2 teaspoons grated lemon rind 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 3 cups all-purpose flour 3/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 cup cocoa 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground allspice 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg 4 (1-ounce) semisweet chocolate squares, coarsely grated Lemon Glaze (recipe follows) 1/4 cup finely chopped candied orange peel (optional)
Combine raisins and orange juice in a small bowl, and let mixture stand at least 10 minutes. Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add sugar, beating well. Add egg and next 3 ingredients, beating well. Combine all-purpose flour and next 7 ingredients, stirring well; gradually add half of flour mixture to butter mixture, beating well. Add raisin mixture and grated semisweet chocolate, stirring until blended. Stir in remaining flour mixture. Shape dough into 1-inch balls, and place on lightly greased baking sheets. Bake cookies at 350F for 9 minutes or until almost firm. Cool on baking sheets 3 minutes. Remove to wire racks, and dip warm cookies in Lemon Glaze (recipe follows). Press a piece of chopped candied orange peel into the center of each cookie, if desired. Cool. Store cookies in an airtight container up to 3 weeks, or freeze up to 8 months. Makes 6 1/2 dozen cookies. Enjoy DDJ. _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
