Best Homestead Harvest Cookies Recipes

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PERSIMMON COOKIES



Persimmon Cookies image

This is an old family recipe. We use the Hachiya variety of persimmons. This is a very spicy, very elegant holiday cookie. Pecans can be substituted for walnuts.

Provided by Ruth

Categories     Desserts     Cookies

Yield 48

Number Of Ingredients 15

½ cup shortening
1 cup white sugar
1 egg
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground cloves
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup raisins
1 cup chopped walnuts
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup persimmon pulp

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Cream together the shortening and sugar. Add egg and vanilla; mix well.
  • Sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, 1/4 teaspoon salt, cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Stir flour mixture into creamed sugar mixture.
  • Stir in the raisins, chopped nuts, 1/4 teaspoon salt and persimmon pulp; mix well.
  • Drop by the teaspoonful on greased or parchment lined cookie sheet. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes. Transfer to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 87.1 calories, Carbohydrate 12.6 g, Cholesterol 3.9 mg, Fat 3.9 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 1.2 g, SaturatedFat 0.7 g, Sodium 44.5 mg, Sugar 6.1 g

AUTUMN HARVEST COOKIES



Autumn Harvest Cookies image

An oatmeal-raisin cookie with a twist.

Provided by ramie7224

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Oatmeal Cookie Recipes

Time 25m

Yield 42

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 cup softened butter
½ cup brown sugar
½ cup white sugar
2 eggs
½ teaspoon orange extract
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
2 ½ cups rolled oats
½ cup chopped walnuts
1 cup dried cranberries

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Cream together butter and the brown and white sugars in a bowl until smooth. Beat in the eggs, vanilla and orange extract.
  • In a separate bowl, combine the flour, salt, baking powder and pumpkin pie spice; stir flour mixture into the sugar mixture. Add the rolled oats, walnuts and cranberries and mix thoroughly. Using a small ice cream scoop or teaspoon, drop rounded scoops of dough onto the prepared cookie sheet.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until the edges are golden, 8 to 10 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 114 calories, Carbohydrate 14.3 g, Cholesterol 20.5 mg, Fat 5.9 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 1.7 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Sodium 61.1 mg, Sugar 6.9 g

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