Soft Chewy Raisin Spice Cookies
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Soft Chewy Raisin Spice Cookies. The best raisin spice cookie I've ever had. Soft and chewy with crispy edges, these delicious cookies will fill your house with spicy scent as they bake. I hear they are one of Santa's very favourites too. 😉
Originally published Nov 2013.
Raisin spice cookies are always high on my favourites list at the Holidays. Just the scent of these baking is sure to evoke Christmas memories.
These should not be designated only as a Holiday recipe though. They deserve to be enjoyed year round in any number if different ways.
This is a great basic recipe with plenty of fragrant spice in a crispy, chewy cookie, just asking for different variations!
Don't like raisins? Try another dried fruit like chopped apricots, dates, dried cherries or cranberries...or add some favourite nuts! These are terrific as plain spice cookies too!
Because I love the combination of chocolate and spice, I've added chocolate chips to them in the past too.
It's a great basic recipe to play with and create your personal favourite version.
Christmas year round.
That got me thinking about some favourite local recipes that are mostly enjoyed at the Holidays. Tim e to put that notion aside and start baking them year round.
Cookies are perfect for summer picnics, spring parties and fall celebrations.
You might also like to try some of our very popular recipes in our Best Newfoundland Christmas Cookies Collection. They are definitely worth making at any time of year!
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Soft Chewy Raisin Spice Cookies - The best raisin spice cookie I've ever had. Soft and chewy with crispy edges, these delicious cookies will fill your house with spicy scent as they bake. I hear they are one of Santa's very favorites too. 😉
Ingredients
- 1 ⅓ cups all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- ½ cup white sugar
- ½ cup butter
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¾ cup raisins
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350. Lightly spray one cookie sheet with spray oil or line with parchment paper.
In a medium sized bowl whisk together flour, salt, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, nutmeg and baking soda.
In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla and combine thoroughly.
Add the flour mixture to the creamed butter mixture. Mix only enough to incorporate flour. Do not over mix. Fold in the raisins.
The dough can be baked immediately but I find I have better results when the dough is chilled for at least an hour.
Form cookies by dropping a rounded teaspoon of dough on the prepared cookie sheet two inches apart.
Bake until light brown around the edges, about 12-15 minutes, depending on cookie size.
Over baking is the biggest problem with most soft and chewy cookie recipes. Your oven temperature and the type of cookie sheet you use will vary the baking times considerably. When they are golden brown around the edges is the time to remove them from the oven. Thinking they are a little underdone is probably a good thing. Experiment by baking only a couple of cookies at a time to see what the perfect baking time is for your oven. If your experimental batch spreads too much try turning the heat up to 375 degrees F.
Cool for 10 minutes on the baking sheet before removing to a wire rack to cool thoroughly.
Store in an airtight container. These cookies freeze well too.
Nutrition Information
Yield
18Serving Size
Amount Per Serving Calories 208Total Fat 6gSaturated Fat 4gUnsaturated Fat 2gCholesterol 25mgSodium 156mgCarbohydrates 36gFiber 1gSugar 20gProtein 3g
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Wow! This looks really delicious! Thank you very much for sharing the recipe. I will definitely try it.
I'm going to try useing ground oatmeal in place of the white flour in this recipe.
How'd that work out?
Hi Barry!!!
I just took these bad boys from my oven,....Delish!!! I doubled the recipe and used equal amounts of raisins and dried cranberries! They are a hit in this house ! Thanks for all the wonderful recipes!!!
Ooooh that sounds great!
They smell and taste amazing , but I think I forgot the soda . They are hard little balls ! Oh well..gonna try it again .To be continued. ....
That would do it.
I boil my raisins to plump them up before adding to the mixure. That is how I learned to make them!
I've just made these - they are delicious!! Thank for sharing