Auntie's Persimmon Cookies

These delicious cake-like cookies are very moist with a unique cinnamon flavor, a maple syrup glaze, and white chocolate frosting.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 14 mins
• Total Time: 44 mins
• Calories: 178 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 egg
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup white chocolate chips
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup golden raisins
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 tablespoon melted butter
• 2 green belt candy strips
• 1 teaspoon shortening (such as Crisco®)
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 cup butter, softened
• 0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 0.125 teaspoon salt
• 0.25 cup maple syrup
• 1.5 cups persimmon pulp
• 36 red candy-coated chocolate pieces (such as M&M's®)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat® nonstick baking mat.

Step 2

Mash persimmon pulp in a small bowl and stir in baking soda to let mixture congeal.

Step 3

Beat white sugar and 1/2 cup butter with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Stir flour, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and salt together in a second bowl.

Step 4

Mix egg into the persimmon mixture. Add persimmon mixture and flour mixture to the creamed butter mixture and stir well to combine. Fold pecans and raisins into the batter.

Step 5

Drop batter onto the prepared baking sheet using a medium cookie scoop.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven until slightly browned and puffy, 13 to 15 minutes. Remove from oven and cool completely on wire racks, about 30 minutes.

Step 7

Cut green belt candy into small leaf shapes using kitchen scissors. Combine white chocolate and shortening in a microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl and melt in the microwave in 15-second intervals, stirring after each melting, 1 to 3 minutes.

Step 8

Drip some melted white chocolate over each cookie using a spoon. Place one red candy-coated chocolate piece in the middle of each cookie and add a green belt leaf to each side. Let set until frosting hardens, about 30 minutes.

Step 9

Mix confectioners' sugar, maple syrup, 1 tablespoon melted butter, vanilla extract, and salt in a bowl until maple glaze is smooth. Place a sheet of parchment paper under the wire rack to catch the drips. Drizzle maple glaze onto the cookie tops using a spoon. Let set until glaze hardens, about 30 minutes.