These cookies are full of spice, are super soft and are rolled in cinnamon sugar for even more flavor. The perfect cookie to warm you up on a cold winter night and easy to make. This is a great recipe to make for your next cookie exchange.
I substituted half of the butter I normally use in this cookie recipe and used date paste. The date paste added an AMAZING flavor and these cookies tasted similar to a gingersnap. If you do not have date paste and want to make these, I have included a substitution in the notes.
**THESE COOKIES NEED TO CHILL FOR A MINIMUM OF 3-HOURS OR OVERNIGHT**
Spice Cookies
Print RecipeIngredients
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/4 cup date paste (or see substitution in notes below)
- 2/3 cup white granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 egg + 1 egg yolk, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (I used Rodelle Bakers Extract)
- 1-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1-1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- CINNAMON-SUGAR TOPPING:
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Instructions
In the bowl of a stand mixer, affixed with the paddle attachment, add the butter, date paste and both sugars. Mix on medium-high speed until light and fluffy. Add the egg and egg yolk and mix until incorporated. Add the vanilla extract. Mix until combined.
Turn the mixer to low speed and add the flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder and cornstarch. Mix in the cinnamon, ginger, cloves and nutmeg. Mix until barely combined.
Remove the bowl from the mixer and use a rubber scraper to ensure all the ingredients are incorporated.
Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Scoop standard sized cookie dough balls and roll into the cinnamon-sugar topping. Place cookie dough balls on the baking sheets and refrigerate for a minimum 3-hours or overnight. If chilling overnight, cover with plastic wrap.
Once chilled, preheat over to 350-degrees. Bake cookies, one baking sheet at a time for 9-minutes in 350-degree oven. Allow cookies to cool and set on the cookie sheet for 10-minutes before transferring to a wire rack to finish cooling. Repeat process with remaining baking sheets of cookie dough balls.
Notes
If you do not have date paste, use 6 tablespoons butter and 2 tablespoons mild molasses.
The date paste adds an amazing flavor and makes these cookies a bit healthier too. The date pI used in this recipe was from Let’s Date.
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