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Spice cookie with glaze on parchment paper.

Spice Cookies

Angelina Papanikolaou
Loaded with warm spices, and packed with ground walnuts, these Chewy Spice Cookies make a wonderful addition to your holiday assortment.
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Cookies
Cuisine American
Servings 24 cookies
Calories 325 kcal

Ingredients 

Chewy Walnut Spice Cookies

  • 1 cup ground walnuts about 3 cups walnut halves and pieces
  • 1 cup butter melted and slightly cooled
  • 1 cup dark brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 2 eggs room temperature
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ginger
  • 1/2 tsp allspice
  • 1/2 tsp cloves
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 cup turbinado sugar for rolling

Honey Glaze

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 2 tbsp milk

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
  • Place walnuts into the bowl of a food processor or blender and pulse until ground. Set aside.
    1 cup ground walnuts
  • In a large mixing bowl whisk butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, and honey.
    1 cup butter, 1 cup dark brown sugar, 1/2 cup sugar, 1 tbsp honey
  • Add eggs and vanilla extract and whisk until combined.
    2 eggs, 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • Sift flour, baking soda, spices, and salt into a separate large bowl. Add ground walnuts and whisk to combine.
    2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, 1 tsp baking soda, 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp ginger, 1/2 tsp allspice, 1/2 tsp cloves, 1 tsp salt, 1 cup ground walnuts
  • Add flour/walnut mixture to butter mixture and mix with a rubber spatular until well combined.
  • Place 1 cup turbinado sugar into a bowl and roll each ball into the sugar to coat. Form the cookies into 2 tablespoon-sized balls (about 2 ounces each). Place 6 cookies at a time onto the prepared baking sheets and bake for 13-15 minutes, or until tops are crackly and edges are firm. Remove from oven and let cool 5 minutes before transferring to cooling rack to cool completely. Repeat with remaining dough.
    1 cup turbinado sugar
  • Make the glaze by whisking powdered sugar with honey and milk until smooth. Drizzle the glaze over the cooled cookies and enjoy!
    1 cup powdered sugar, 2 tbsp honey, 2 tbsp milk

Notes

How to store walnut spice cookies:
  • Store your walnut spice cookies covered in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.
How to freeze walnut spice cookies:
  • You can freeze unglazed baked cookies or unbaked cookie dough balls for up two 3 months. If freezing unbaked cookie dough, bake frozen cookie dough and add 1-2 minutes to your baking time.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookieCalories: 325kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 4gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 34mgSodium: 219mgPotassium: 104mgFiber: 1gSugar: 29gVitamin A: 262IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 32mgIron: 1mg
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