MAIDA HEATTER'S CHOCOLATE COOKIES WITH GIN-SOAKED RAISINS

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Yield Makes about 12 large cookies

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/2 cup golden raisins
1/3 cup gin
3 cups sifted confectioners sugar (sift before measuring)
2/3 cup sifted unsweetened cocoa powder, preferably Dutch-process (sift before measuring)
1 teaspoon instant espresso powder
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour (unsifted)
3/4 teaspoon salt
3 large egg whites
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
8 oz pecans (2 1/4 cups), toasted, cooled, and coarsely chopped

Steps:

  • Combine raisins and gin in a cup and let stand at least 8 hours to macerate.
  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour 2 large baking sheets, shaking off excess flour.
  • Mix confectioners sugar, cocoa, espresso powder, flour, and salt with an electric mixer at low speed. Add egg whites and vanilla and continue mixing until smooth.
  • Drain raisins in a sieve, without pressing, then add raisins to dough with pecans. Stir until thoroughly mixed. (Dough will be thick and sticky.)
  • Working quickly, drop 1/4 cup dough for each cookie onto a baking sheet, spacing cookies at least 3 inches apart, and gently pat down each mound to about 1/2 inch thick.
  • Bake cookies, 1 sheet at a time, in middle of oven, rotating sheet halfway through baking, 15 to 17 minutes total, or until cookies appear cracked and centers are just set. Cool cookies on sheet 1 minute, then transfer carefully to a rack to cool completely.

Semaj Payne
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I love the unique flavor of these cookies. The gin-soaked raisins add a really nice touch.


Favour Enitan
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These cookies were a bit too sweet for my taste, but they were still good.


Parvej hossain Parvej hossain
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These cookies were easy to make and they turned out perfectly. I will definitely be making them again.


Yourboiak Akali
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I've never made cookies with gin-soaked raisins before, but I'm glad I tried this recipe. They were delicious!


BOOTS
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I made these cookies for a party and they were a huge hit. Everyone loved them!


Legend Gh
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These cookies were a bit dry for my taste, but they were still good.


Kenya Nelson
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I love chocolate cookies and these were some of the best I've ever had. The gin-soaked raisins were a great addition.


Art Castanuela
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These cookies were easy to make and they turned out looking nice, but the flavor was just okay.


Shahzain Shaikh
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I wasn't sure about the gin-soaked raisins, but they actually worked really well in these cookies. They added a nice flavor and texture.


Folashade Mercyspeak
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These cookies were a bit too sweet for my taste, but they were still good.


Krishna Niroula
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I followed the recipe exactly and the cookies turned out perfectly. They were so good that I ate them all in one sitting!


Patrick Anderson
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These cookies were delicious! The gin-soaked raisins gave them a really unique flavor.


Muskan mengal 123 Muskaan
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I've made these cookies several times now and they always turn out great. They're the perfect balance of chewy and crispy.


Stella Myers
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These cookies were a hit! They were so easy to make and they turned out perfectly. The chocolate flavor was rich and the gin-soaked raisins added a unique and delicious flavor.