Welsh Cookies

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RECIPE
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Cook Time:
10 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
about 2 1/2 dozen

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Times:

Prep: 25 min
Inactive Prep: 1 hr 0 min
Cook: 10 min
Total:: 1 hr 35 min

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Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar, plus more for sprinkling
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon fine salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick), cold and diced, plus more for cooking
3/4 cup currants
2 large eggs, slightly beaten
2 to 3 tablespoons buttermilk
Melted butter, for cooking

Directions

Whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder, zest, nutmeg and salt in a medium bowl. Rub in the butter with your fingertips until the mixture looks sandy. Stir in the currants. Beat the eggs and 2 tablespoons of the buttermilk together. Stir into the dry ingredients to make a shaggy dough, add more buttermilk if the dough is dry. Gather dough into a disk, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.

Roll the dough on a floured workspace into a piece about 1/4-inch thick. Cut into 2 to 3- inch rounds.

Heat a griddle or frying pan over medium-low heat. Brush the pan surface with butter. Cook the cookies until slightly brown and cooked through, about 4 to 5 minutes on each side. Transfer to a rack, sprinkle with sugar and cool. Store in a cookie tin.

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Comments & Reviews

recipe Welsh Cookies
Carol Waldorf, MD 01-22-2009
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Welsh Cakes
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I lived in Wales and learned to make these there. There, they called them Welsh cakes. Indeed, they are more muffiny than... cookie-like. But, as a previous rater said, they're lovely with a cup of tea.Read more
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DEBI Jacksonville, FL 12-25-2004
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Different, but good
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I love the texture of this "cookie", however, I think actually dipping the cookie, on both sides, with sugar would enhance... the not too sweet flavor. I also had trouble getting it firm enough to roll, so I just formed by hand. Using a griddle on about 325 degrees was perfect. These are terrific with coffee and tea.Read more
recipe Welsh Cookies
VALERIE Casco, ME 12-16-2004
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tea cookie
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

These cookies are very pancake like, but my 7 yr. old daughter loved them and I loved them with a cup of tea! I would... recommend using a griddle to save time.Read more