7
Quatre Épice Cookies
This traditional French spice blend gives these cookies
a nice kick.
Makes about 100 medium-size cookies
2½
cups unbleached, all purpose flour
½
teaspoon baking soda
½
teaspoon table salt
¼
teaspoon ground cinnamon
1
/
8
teaspoon ground cloves
1
/
8
teaspoon ground nutmeg
1
/
8
teaspoon ground ginger
1
/
8
teaspoon freshly gr
ound black pepper
½
cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
½
cup granulated sugar
¼
cup packed light brown sugar
1
teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 large
eggs
1. Pr
eheat oven to 350°F .
2.
Put the flour, baking soda, salt and spices into a small mixing
bowl. Whisk to combine; reserve.
3.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the butter and sugars. Using a
Cuisinart
®
Hand or Stand Mixer fitted with the mixing beaters/
paddle, mix until light and fluffy
. Add the vanilla and then the eggs,
one at a time, until completely combined. Add the reserved
dry ingredients and mix on low
, until just combined.
4.
Fit the Cuisinart
®
Electric Cookie Press with desir
ed disc as
instructed on page 2. Load the cookie dough to the MAX fill line.
Press cookie dough out onto an ungr
eased/unlined baking pan,
about 1 inch apart.
5.
Bake in the preheated oven for about 12 minutes, or until lightly
golden around the edges.
6.
Cool cookies before r
emoving from pan.
Nutritional information per cookie:
Calories 27 (35% from fat) • carb. 4g • pro. 0g • fat 1g • sat. fat 1g
• chol. 7mg • sod. 20mg • calc. 2mg • fiber 0g
Ginger Cookies
T o
give these cookies a stronger flavor
, freshly grind your spices
with a Cuisinart
®
Spice Grinder.
Makes about 65 medium-size cookies
3
cups unbleached, all-purpose flour
¾
teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon
salt
1
teaspoon ground cinnamon
¾
teaspoon ground ginger
½
teaspoon ground cloves
¼
teaspoon ground car
damom
6
tablespoons unsalted butter, cubed and
at room temperatur
e
1
/
3
cup granulated sugar
3
tablespoons packed light brown sugar
1 large
egg
1
large egg yolk
1
/
3
cup
molasses
½
tablespoon whole milk
½
tablespoon distilled white vinegar
1.
Preheat oven to 350°F
.
2.
Put the flour, baking soda, salt and spices into a small mixing
bowl. Whisk to combine; reserve.
3.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the butter and sugars. Using a
Cuisinart
®
Hand or Stand Mixer fitted with the mixing beaters/
paddle, mix until light and creamy
. Add the egg and yolk, one
at a time; mix until fully combined. Add half of the reserved dry
ingredients and mix on low
. Once almost fully combined, add the
molasses, milk and vinegar. Incr
ease to medium-low speed and
mix until homogenous. Add remaining ingr
edients and mix until
completely combined.
4.
Fit the Cuisinart
®
Electric Cookie Press with desir
ed disc*, as
instructed on page 2. Load the cookie dough to the MAX fill line.
Press cookie dough out onto an ungr
eased/unlined baking pan,
about 2 inches apart.
5.
Bake in the preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes, or until just set.
6.
Cool cookies before r
emoving from pan.