German Spice Cookies

This recipe contains no butter or shortening. A perfect cookie with a cuppa your favorite tea or coffee blend. Even better the next day after spices have mingled

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Yields: 3 1/2 dozen

Ingredients

• 3  eggs
• 2  cups brown sugar, packed
• 1  teaspoon clove
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 2  cups flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  cup raisins
• 1  cup  nuts, chopped

Directions

1. In a mixing bowl, beat eggs.
2. Add the brown sugar, cloves, cinnamon and pepper.
3. Combine flour, baking soda and salt, gradually add to the egg mix.
4. Stir in raisin and nuts.
5. Drop by tablespoonsful 2 inches apart onto a lightly greased baking sheet.
6. Bake at 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until surface cracks. (My oven cooks/bakes really hot and so I can only bake at 350 for 10 minutes).
7. Remove to wire racks to cool.