Best Persimmon Cookie Recipes

MOIST PERSIMMON COOKIE

Moist Persimmon Cookie image

This is a soft moist spicy cookie. The persimmon fruit lends its sweetness and color to this simple cookie. Any type if nuts may be used for this and you may prefer to leave out the raisins.

Provided by ANGELZ

Categories Desserts Cookies Drop Cookie Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

2 persimmons
½ cup shortening
1 cup white sugar
1 egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground cloves
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup raisins

Steps:

Peel and de-stem the persimmons and process them in a food processor or blender. You will want enough pulp to equal 1 cup. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
In a medium bowl, cream together the sugar and shortening. Beat in the egg and persimmon pulp. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg, stir into the persimmon mixture. Finally, stir in the chopped nuts and raisins. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheet.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 108.1 calories, Carbohydrate 14.5 g, Cholesterol 7.5 mg, Fat 5.2 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 1.5 g, SaturatedFat 1.4 g, Sodium 69.6 mg, Sugar 5.7 g

PERSIMMON COOKIE RECIPE

PERSIMMON COOKIE RECIPE image

Categories Cookies Dessert Bake

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 cup persimmon pulp
1 tsp. soda
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 egg
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1 cup raisins
1 cup nuts

Steps:

Mix pulp and soda together. Cream sugar, butter in mixing bowl. Beat egg and pulp together. Add portions of flour and spices, thoroughly mixed, to mixing bowl alternately with portions of pulp. Mix in nuts and raising. Bake on cookie sheet 10 to 12 minutes at 375 degrees.