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PERSIMMON COOKIES Recipe | |
American Cookie | |
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Ingredients:
1 cup shortening, plus extra for greasing pans3/4 cup brown sugar, packed 3/4 cup granulated sugar 1 egg 1 cup peeled and chopped persimmons (about 2 large or 3 or 4 small) 2 cups flour 1 tsp salt 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp ginger 1/2 tsp cloves 1 cup chopped walnuts 1 cup raisins
Directions:
Combine shortening, brown sugar and granulated sugar and beat until thoroughly blended. Add egg and beat well. Beat inpersimmon pulp. Combine flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger and cloves and stir and toss together. Add to sugar mixture and beat until thoroughly mixed. Stir in walnuts and raisins. Drop by rounded teaspoons onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees F until cookies are puffed and slightly browned, about 10 to 15 minutes. 60 cookies
"The persimmon flavor in this cookie is very subtle; the persimmons really provide more texture than taste."
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