Mango Spice Cookies
Ingredients:
2 1/4 C All Purpose Flour
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp + a pinch Baking Soda
1 Egg
2 oz (4 tbsp) Milk
1 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
2 sticks Unsalted Butter
1 C Sugar
1/2 C Dark Brown Sugar
1 C dried mango (cut into small chunks)
1/2 C walnut pieces, chopped small
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp cinnamon
15 whole cloves, ground (or 1/2 tsp of ground cloves)
10 cardamom pods, ground (optional)
Preheat oven to 350F. In a medium bowl, sift together flour, salt and baking soda. In a small bowl, whisk egg, milk and vanilla. In a large mixing bowl (or stand mixer) cream 2 sticks of butter on low. Add both sugars and mix on high. Reduce speed and add egg/liquid mixture and mix in. Slowly add dry mixture to wet mixture in small quantities, mixing until fully integrated with each addition. When the batter is formed, mix in nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves and cardamom until it is thoroughly mixed in. Add mango chunks and walnuts. Scoop onto cookie sheet covered in parchment paper - leave plenty of room between, they will expand quite a bit. Makes 2 1/2 dozen large cookies.
This recipe is brand new, created on the spot just for this entry. We were at a Mrs. Fields shop and saw a flier for a cookie contest. I took a look in the case at the current offerings for what might be lacking. Perhaps a new type of flavor. Fruit of some sort..that was missing. And then the cookie itself, a new flavor. I selected mango for its growing popularity and sweet, mild taste. Gives the cookie a tropical feel, but doesn't overpower the cookie itself. The spices - cardamom (which can be left out) complements mango nicely and the cloves add a big punch to the flavor. Cinnamon and nutmeg round out the spicey flavor. The result is a flat, crispy cookie with lots of flavor. Not grandma's cookie, just plain old creativity and fun in the kitchen.
on 05/10/07
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