Orange Cookies

Total Time: 42 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup currants or 1/2 cup raisins
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 cup light-brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
• 2 cups grated carrots

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 cover currants with boiling water and let sit for 5-10 minutes; drain off water.
• 3 sift together flours, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg, and salt.
• 4 in another bowl, beat together butter and sugar.
• 5 add eggs and orange zest to egg-sugar mixture.
• 6 fold in carrot and drained currants.
• 7 add flour mixture just until combined.
• 8 refrigerate dough for 30 minutes.
• 9 scoop teaspoons of dough onto nonstick baking sheets (or line with parchment paper).
• 10 bake for 10-12 minutes.