2 1/4 c All purpose flour
1 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
1 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon
1/2 ts Ground nutmeg
1/2 ts Ground ginger
1/4 ts Ground cloves
1 1/2 Sticks unsalted butter
3/4 c Dark brown sugar
1/2 c Granulated sugar
1 lg Egg
1/2 c Chopped currants
1/2 c Chopped candied peel
1/2 c Chopped pecans
GARNISH
Sugar for covering cookies
Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment or foil and set aside. Mix flour with
soda, salt, and spices; set aside. Combine butter and sugars in mixer bowl
and beat until light. Beat in egg, then continue beating until smooth. Stir
in flour mixture, then fruits and nuts. Preheat oven to 375 degrees and set
racks in upper and lower thirds. Divide dough into 4 equal pieces, then
divide each piece into 12 pieces. Roll each piece into a sphere, then roll
each in sugar. Arrange well apart on pans, then bake for about 12 minutes,
or until risen, cracked, but still moist.
Notes: Recipe courtesy of Nick Malgieri
Yields
1 Servings