Soetkoekies

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 36
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 81.7
  • Total Fat: 3.3 g
  • Cholesterol: 15.2 mg
  • Sodium: 15.5 mg
  • Total Carbs: 11.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.8 g
  • Protein: 1.8 g

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Introduction

Spices, sugar & wine all together in a cookie. Soetkoekies are of Dutch origin and apparently have been a favourite South African biscuit-tin filler for many years. Recipe came from an old teacher of mine. Spices, sugar & wine all together in a cookie. Soetkoekies are of Dutch origin and apparently have been a favourite South African biscuit-tin filler for many years. Recipe came from an old teacher of mine.
Number of Servings: 36

Ingredients

    1 cup flour
    1 cup buckwheat flour
    ½ teaspoon baking soda
    ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
    1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    ½ teaspoon ground ginger
    ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
    ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
    1 cup brown sugar
    4 ounces chopped almonds
    ¼ cup chilled butter, cut into small pieces
    2 eggs, lightly beaten
    ¼ cup port wine

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly spray or grease a cookie sheet.
Sift together the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, ground cloves, brown sugar, and almonds in a large bowl.
Add the butter and cut into the flour mixture.
Add the beaten eggs and red wine and mix dough together until it can be formed into a ball.
Roll dough into walnut-sized balls and place on cookie sheets about 2" apart.
Bake for 12-15 minutes - until golden brown. Remove to a rack to cool completely.

Number of Servings: 36

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.