JUMBO RAISIN SPICE COOKIES

Jumbo Raisin Spice Cookies image

These cookies are crunchy with peanuts, chewy with raisins and flavorful with a variety of spices.

Provided by Erica

Categories Desserts Cookies Fruit Cookie Recipes Raisin

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup unsalted butter
1 ¾ cups white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
2 ½ cups raisins
2 cups salted peanuts

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
In a large bowl, beat butter until soft. Mix in the vanilla and sugar. Add the eggs and mix well. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger cinnamon and nutmeg. Gradually stir into the butter mixture. Stir in raisins and peanuts. Mixture will be stiff. Take tablespoon-sized pieces of dough and roll into a ball. Place onto cookie sheets and flatten slightly to 1/2 inch thickness.
Bake for 15 to 18 minutes in the preheated oven. Let cool on wire racks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 304.8 calories, Carbohydrate 41.3 g, Cholesterol 35.8 mg, Fat 14.4 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 5.6 g, SaturatedFat 5.9 g, Sodium 229 mg, Sugar 24.1 g