Persimmon Cookies With Cream Cheese Icing

Nana K's Note:

This is a family favorite. The recipe comes from"Old Fashion Presimmon Recipes" by Bear Wallow Books from Nashville, IN. I have been making these cookies for years and my grown children complain that now they only get them at Christmas. The prep time does not include getting the pulp ready. I am only guessing at prep time.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 16

Yield: 48.0 cookies

• 1 cup sugar
• ½ cup butter or ½ cup margarine
• 2 eggs , beaten
• 2 cups persimmon pulp
• 2 cups flour
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon nutmeg
• ½ teaspoon clove
• 1 cup nuts (pecans)
• 1 cup raisins

CREAM CHEESE ICING

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• ½ cup margarine or ½ cup butter
• 1 teaspoon milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 lb powdered sugar (3 1/4 cup)

Directions:

1. Combine sugar and butter.
2. Beat in eggs and pulp,
3. then flour,
4. finally other ingredients in order given.
5. Drop by teaspoon onto greased cookie sheet.
6. Bake 10-12 min in 350 degree oven.
7. Cool and ice with Cream Cheese Icing.
8. Refridgerate any left overs.

Reviews

[Akikobay]

No stars for me on this one after my first attempt. We really tried to make it work, but I think the proportion of flour to wet ingredients is off, with not enough flour for the ingredients. I checked other, similar recipes and attempted to add enough flour to make it hold together but doing this created a doughy and unappetizing cookie. I think it has potential to be a fantastic cookie, but was sorry it didn't work out for us!

[DeLancey]

This is a great recipe,I used it twice already.The second time I made these I added chopped dates(1/2 cup and 1/2 cup golden rasins)I also used 2 1/4 cup powdered sugar and added 1 teaspoon of orange extract in the icing,it was a little bit thicker and the orange gave it an extra burst of flavor.Thanks for the recipe.