Minnehaha (Mini HaHa) Cookies
2018-11-28- Course: Cakes & Candy, Desserts
- Yield : 1
- Servings : 12 doz
- Prep Time : 30m
- Cook Time : 20m
- Ready In : 50m
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We don’t name them, we pass on the tradition of the cookies and cakes named after an Indian Princess
From definitions.net -Minnehaha is a fictional Native American woman documented in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s 1855 epic poem The Song of Hiawatha.
This is an “old cookie” – makes lots – great to share in our candy tins – and absolutely perfect for Christmas baking and grand kids.
Recipe can easily be divided in half.
Ingredients
- 2 1⁄2 cups sugar
- 1⁄2 pound butter, softened
- 2 1⁄2 cups dark corn syrup
- 6 eggs
- 2 teaspoons cocoa
- 1 ounce nutmeg
- 1 ounce cinnamon
- 1 ounce pumpkin pie spice
- 1 cup milk
- 1 pound fruit mix - red and green candied cherries
- 1 box raisins
- 4 cups pecans chopped
- 4 tablespoons vanilla
- 1 heaping tablespoon baking powder
- Enough flour to stiffen, usually 4 to 6 cups, more as needed
- ICING
- 1 box powdered confectioners sugar
- 1/3 stick butter
- 1/3 cup cream or evaporated milk
- Pecan halves
Directions
Step 1
Preheat oven to 300 degrees
Step 2
Beat together sugar and butter until creamy
Step 3
Add syrup, eggs, cocoa, spices and milk
Step 4
Toss raisins, fruit, and pecans with a half cup of flour, stir well
Step 5
Add flour in half-cup increments, stirring after each addition until stiff Note: If you wish, bake a few test cookies to see if they spread too much. Add more flour if need be
Step 6
Lightly spray cookie sheets with Pam then drop tablespoons of mixture onto sheets
Step 7
Bake in a 300-degree preheated oven about 20 minutes
Step 8
If first batch spreads too much, add more flour to mixture until the right consistency is reached
Step 9
Cool cookies on pan for a few minutes, then remove to racks to cool completely before icing
Step 10
Icing:
Step 11
1 box confectioner's sugar
Step 12
1/3 stick butter
Step 13
1/3 cup cream
Step 14
Red and green food coloring
Step 15
Pecan halves
Step 16
Beat together sugar, butter and cream until creamy. Divide mixture evenly into two bowls. Tint one bowl red and one green. Ice cooled cookies, and top each with a pecan.
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