All Soul's Day Cookies

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter, room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• confectioners' sugar (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 grease 2 baking sheets.
• 3 in a large bowl, combine the butter and sugar until well blended.
• 4 beat in the egg, orange zest, orange juice, and honey.
• 5 add the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
• 6 stir until well blended.
• 7 stir in the raisin and walnuts.
• 8 break off a piece of the dough about the size of a walnut.
• 9 shape the dough into a 2-1/2 inch sausage.
• 10 place on the prepared baking sheet.
• 11 press to slightly flatten the dough.
• 12 repeat with the remaining dough.
• 13 place the cookies about 2 inches apart.
• 14 bake for 12 minutes, or until the cookies are puffed and set.
• 15 remove from oven and allow to cool on baking sheet for 1 minutes.
• 16 transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cook completely.
• 17 dust the cookies with confectioners' sugar.
• 18 store in airtight containers.
• 19 the cookies develop more flavor the longer they are stored.