Currant Nut Drop Cookies

Name: Currant Nut Drop Cookies
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 72
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 440 grams brown sugar; 6 Tbsps butter; 240 milliliters buttermilk; 480 grams confectioners sugar; 144 grams dried currants; 2 eggs; 438 grams all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoons salt; 205 grams shortening; 1 teaspoons vanilla extract; 59 grams chopped walnuts; 59 milliliters hot water

Currant Nut Drop Cookies might be a good recipe to expand your dessert recipe box. This recipe serves 72. One serving contains 149 calories, 1g of protein, and 5g of fat. If you have salt, water, confectioners' sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 25 minutes.

Instructions

In a small bowl, soak currants in 1/2 cup of hot water until swollen; drain and set aside. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.

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Currants

Water

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Baking Sheet

Bowl

Oven

In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then stir in the 1 teaspoon vanilla.

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Brown Sugar

Shortening

Vanilla

Cream

Egg

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Bowl

Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt, stir into the creamed mixture alternately with the buttermilk. Fold in the chopped walnuts and dried currants. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the cookie sheets.

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Walnut Pieces

Dried Currants

Baking Soda

Buttermilk

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Baking 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. When the cookies are cool, frost with the brown butter frosting.

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Frosting

Butter

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Baking Sheet

Wire Rack

Oven

To make the frosting: Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium hat until golden brown. Stir in the 1/4 cup of water and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Beat in the confectioners' sugar 1/2 cup at a time until icing is of a spreadable consistency.

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Powdered Sugar