This recipe was my mother's grandmother's recipe. Spicy soft cookies with currants. Originally from England. Enjoy, they won't last long.
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups white sugar
- 1 cup butter
- 2 eggs
- 1.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 0.5 teaspoons ground nutmeg
- 0.25 teaspoons ground cloves
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup dried currants
- 1.5 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 cup milk , or as needed
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease 2 baking sheets.
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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.
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Drop spoonfuls of batter onto the prepared baking sheets. Press down lightly with a fork. Dip fork in sugar or water if it sticks.
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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.
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