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"Posted for the Zaar World Tour to Africa. I have yet to make these but I there is sweet potato bread, pie, biscuits and cake...why not cookies?"

Ingredients: eggs, honey, lemon juice...

"A tea time recipe that sounds easy and delicious found on http://www.godsglory.org/Recipes.htm. States "The following recipes are some traditional favorites in South Africa." Feel free to use Splenda in place of the sugar (I have done this with good results)."

Ingredients: cocoa powder, margarine, milk...

"Easy! (and I love the way the directions are written). Found in another trip through one of my boxes of old recipes cut from newspapers and magazines. I'm guessing at the yield."

Ingredients: cardamom powder, eggs, salt...

""Benne" means sesame seeds, and these are deliciously crispy little cookies. I made these recently for a friend-of-the-family who celebrates Kwanzaa, and he loved them. They originate in Africa, but have become a tradition in the deep south of the United States. They are also the only Kwanzaa cookie type I could find; as an added bonus (although..."

Ingredients: eggs, salt, sesame seeds...

"These are the Best cookies you'll ever eat. They are a tradition in our family, and are made every chance we get. Very soft, chewy, and delicious. Just like the kind sold for a $1.50 at coffee shops."

Ingredients: chocolate chips, eggs...

"I found basis of this recipe in one of my MIL's magazines. Since I have my husband on a diet restricting meat, dairy, processed sugars, and white flour, I am trying to find creative ways to help satisfy his sweet tooth. These aren't very sweet but bake up nicely and "hit the spot". You could also add 1 cup of chocolate chips if you..."

Ingredients: cinnamon, eggs, molasses...

"Chocolate pepper cookies from the book Where Flavor Was Born"

Ingredients: fresh coarse ground black pepper, eggs...

"Thin, light, and crisp - just the way I like them! You need to use a Pizzelle baker for these cookies, but the investment is well worth the raves and reviews (not to mention the requests) for these cookies wherever your bring them to share."

Ingredients: anise oil, eggs, sugar...

"This is a recipe by famed Johannesburg caterer and confectioner, Tony Scorgie, and I hope she doesn't mind me sharing this with you. Tony has the amazing ability to "throw together" things and create great food. If using Splenda or Sugalite (South Africa) it should be a fairly diabetic-friendly recipe."

Ingredients: chocolate chips, cinnamon...

"I have adjusted the flour amount due to the review stating that they flattened out.
Benne cakes are a food from West Africa. Benne means sesame seeds. The sesame seeds are eaten for good luck. I am posting this recipe as a effort to broaden my recipes to include different foods from different regions of the world. Hope you will all enjoy these...."

Ingredients: eggs, fresh lemon juice, salt...

"Adapted from Cookbook of Foods from Bible Days. Number of servings is a guess."

Ingredients: honey, nuts, sugar...