Auntie's Persimmon Cookies
Total Steps
9
Ingredients
21
Tools Needed
1
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Auntie's Persimmon CookiesIngredients
- 1 1/2 cups persimmon pulp (about 6)
- 1 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 cups butter, softened
- 1 cups sugar
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoons cloves
- 1 teaspoons nutmeg
- 1 egg
- 1 cups chopped nuts (pecans recommended)
- 1 cups raisins (golden recommended)
- 1 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cups maple syrup
- 1/8 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoons melted butter
- green belt candy
- 1 cups white chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoons Crisco shortening
- Red M&M's
Instructions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with a Silpat Non-Stick Baking Mat or parchment paper.
Step 2
In a small bowl, mash the persimmon pulp and stir in the baking soda, the mixture will congeal. Set aside.
Step 3
In a large bowl, cream together the butter and the sugar until it is light and fluffy.
Step 4
Stir together the flour, salt, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg in a medium bowl.
Step 5
Add the egg to the persimmon/soda mixture and mix well.
Step 6
Add the pulp and flour mixtures to the sugar and butter and combine well. Add the nuts and raisins.
Step 7
Using a medium cookie scoop, drop by spoonful onto the greased cookie sheet. Bake for 13-15 minutes or until slightly browned and puffy. Cool on wire racks.
Step 8
For Maple Glaze: in a medium bowl, mix all ingredients together until smooth. Place a sheet of parchment paper under the wire rack to catch the drips and drizzle the glaze using a spoon onto the cookie tops. Let set until glaze hardens.
Step 9
For White Chocolate frosting: Using kitchen scissors cut the green belt candy into small leaf shapes. Place white chocolate and Crisco into a small microwave safe bowl and microwave on high for 1 minute. Stir until smooth. Place a sheet of parchment paper under the wire rack and using a spoon, drip some frosting onto the tops of the cookie. Place one red M&Ms on the top and then add the green belt leaf to each side. Let set until frosting hardens.