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Drop: Spice Island Drop Cookies




Source of Recipe


Coastal Living, December 2010


Recipe Introduction


Spice up your cookies with cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and cloves and top them with a rich maple frosting and chopped walnuts.



List of Ingredients




1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup dark brown sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon maple extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves

---Maple Frosting--- (recipe below)

Garnish: chopped walnuts


Recipe



1. Beat butter and sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer 2 minutes or until light and fluffy. Add egg, beating until smooth, stopping to scrape down sides as needed. Stir in extracts.

2. Stir together flour and next 6 ingredients. Gradually add to butter mixture, beating at low speed until blended. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart on lightly greased or parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Bake, in batches, at 350° for 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool completely on wire racks. Spread each cookie with about 1 teaspoon Maple Frosting. Garnish, if desired.


YIELD: 2 Dozen Cookies

---Maple Frosting---

1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon maple extract
1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts, toasted
2 to 3 tablespoons whipping cream

Stir together first 3 ingredients; gradually add whipping cream until icing reaches a spreadable consistency.



Oregon Chocolate-Cherry Cookies: Omit maple extract, 1/4 cup flour, and spices. Add 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa to dry ingredients. Stir in 1 cup semisweet chocolate morsels and 1 cup dried sweetened cherries. Bake as directed. When cool, drizzle cookies with 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate morsels, melted, if desired. Makes 2 dozen.

Caribbean Coffee Cookies: Omit maple extract and spices. Add 1 teaspoon instant espresso or coffee powder to butter mixture. Stir 1/2 cup chopped bittersweet chocolate and 1/2 cup chopped hazelnuts into batter. Bake as directed. Makes 2 dozen.