Lemon-Iced Chocolate Spice Cookies |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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Ingredients:
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 |
1/4 cup finely chopped candied orange peel (optional) |
Directions:
1. Combine raisins and orange juice in a small bowl, and let mixture stand at least 10 minutes.
2. Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add sugar, beating well. Add egg and next 3 ingredients, beating well.
3. 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.
4. Bake cookies at 350° for 9 minutes or until almost firm. Cool on baking sheets 3 minutes. Remove to wire racks, and dip warm cookies in Lemon Glaze. 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.
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