Santa's Spicy Gingersnappers

Total Time: 57 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 2 cups packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon chopped crystallized ginger
• 1 tablespoon finely shredded orange peel
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 2/3 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chopped raisins
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 3 tablespoons dairy sour cream
• 2 tablespoons caramel topping
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons oranges, juice3

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350. place raisins and butter in food processor; process until raisins are chopped and combined with butter. transfer mixture to extra-large bowl. with electric mixer beat in brown sugar, eggs, crystallized ginger, orange peel, and vanilla until creamy.
• 2 in medium bowl combine flour, pecans, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, nutmeg, ginger, and salt. gradually beat flour mixture into butter mixture. mix until well combined.
• 3 with a 2-tablespoons cookie scoop drop dough 4"-inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. flatten tops lightly. spoon 1 teaspoon pecan topping onto the center of each unbaked cookie.
• 4 bake 12-13 minutes or until edges are just set. let cool on pan for 2 minutes; transfer cookies to cooling rack. cool completely.
• 5 drizzle cooled cookies with orange glaze.
• 6 pecan topping: in small bowl combine raisins, pecans, sour cream, and caramel topping. cover and chill until ready to use.
• 7 orange glaze: in small bowl combine powdered sugar and orange juice.