Spice Cookies

This recipe was my mother's grandmother's recipe. Spicy soft cookies with currants. Originally from England. Enjoy, they won't last long.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 110 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 cup butter
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 ½ cups white sugar
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
• 1 cup dried currants
• 1 cup milk, or as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease 2 baking sheets.

Step 2

Combine sugar, butter, eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves in a bowl; beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Combine flour, currants, and baking soda in a separate bowl. Stir into the butter mixture alternately with tablespoons of milk until the flour is fully incorporated.

Step 3

Drop spoonfuls of batter onto the prepared baking sheets. Press down lightly with a fork. Dip fork in sugar or water if it sticks.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes. Let stand on the baking sheets for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.