MAIDA HEATTER'S CHOCOLATE COOKIES WITH GIN-SOAKED RAISINS
Categories Cookies Gin Mixer Chocolate Nut Dessert Bake Christmas Dried Fruit Raisin Pecan Winter Poker/Game Night Shower Party Gourmet Kidney Friendly Vegetarian Pescatarian Dairy Free Peanut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes about 12 large cookies
Number Of Ingredients 10
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.
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Semaj Payne
semaj@yahoo.comI love the unique flavor of these cookies. The gin-soaked raisins add a really nice touch.
Favour Enitan
favour_enitan8@yahoo.comThese cookies were a bit too sweet for my taste, but they were still good.
Parvej hossain Parvej hossain
p-h@hotmail.comThese cookies were easy to make and they turned out perfectly. I will definitely be making them again.
Yourboiak Akali
yakali75@gmail.comI've never made cookies with gin-soaked raisins before, but I'm glad I tried this recipe. They were delicious!
BOOTS
boots@gmail.comI made these cookies for a party and they were a huge hit. Everyone loved them!
Legend Gh
legendg70@hotmail.comThese cookies were a bit dry for my taste, but they were still good.
Kenya Nelson
kenya.nelson51@hotmail.co.ukI love chocolate cookies and these were some of the best I've ever had. The gin-soaked raisins were a great addition.
Art Castanuela
a_castanuela@aol.comThese cookies were easy to make and they turned out looking nice, but the flavor was just okay.
Shahzain Shaikh
sshahzain@gmail.comI 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
m_f@gmail.comThese cookies were a bit too sweet for my taste, but they were still good.
Krishna Niroula
niroula-k96@hotmail.comI followed the recipe exactly and the cookies turned out perfectly. They were so good that I ate them all in one sitting!
Patrick Anderson
apatrick80@gmail.comThese cookies were delicious! The gin-soaked raisins gave them a really unique flavor.
Muskan mengal 123 Muskaan
m-muskaan@aol.comI've made these cookies several times now and they always turn out great. They're the perfect balance of chewy and crispy.
Stella Myers
myers_stella52@yahoo.comThese 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.