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Peach Spice Cookies

Teresa Ambra
These delightful cookies are filled with peaches and almonds, and flavored with cinnamon and cloves. Then they're frosted with a Lemon Buttercream Frosting. Perfect summer holiday treat when peaches are in season.
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Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Cookies, Brownies and Bars, Dessert
Cuisine Southern
Servings 20
Calories 270 kcal

Equipment

  • 2 18x26" cookie sheet pans
  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 1 medium mixing bowl
  • 1 electric mixer
  • 1 wooden spoon
  • 1 large cookie scoop
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 sharp knife to cut and pare peaches
  • 1 spatula
  • 2 wire cooling racks

Ingredients
  

PEACH SPICE COOKIES:

  • 1 stick unsalted butter softened to room temperature
  • 1 cup light brown sugar packed
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 1/2 cups UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour bleached flour toughens baked goods
  • 1/4 tsp. baking soda
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/3 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp. ground cloves
  • 1/2 cup almonds sliced
  • 2 cups peaches peeled and finely diced

LEMON BUTTERCREAM FROSTING:

  • 4 tbsp unsalted butter softened
  • 2 tbsp. lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp. heavy whipping cream half-and-half or evaporated milk
  • 1 tsp. lemon peel grated
  • 3 cups powdered sugar

Instructions
 

PEACH SPICE COOKIES:

  • Mix butter, brown sugar, eggs, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and cloves with an electric mixer until creamy.
  • Add flour, almonds and peaches and stir well to combine.
  • Using a ¼ cup cookie scoop, scoop out dough and place on greased cookie sheets.
  • Bake at 350° 12-15 minutes or until done.
  • Rotate cookie sheets on oven racks every seven minutes of baking time.
  • Cool completely.
  • Spread with Lemon Butter Icing.

LEMON BUTTERCREAM FROSTING:

  • Blend ingredients with an electric mixer until smooth and of spreading consistency.
  • Spread over top of Peach Spice Cookies.

Notes

NOTE: You can add a few sprinkles of freshly, grated lemon zest on top of the frosting, as well, if desired.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 270kcalCarbohydrates: 44gProtein: 3gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 38mgSodium: 116mgPotassium: 91mgFiber: 1gSugar: 30gVitamin A: 312IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 60mgIron: 1mg
Keyword almonds, cookie, dessert, peach dessert, peaches
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