Fresh Peach Cookies

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ginger
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 3 medium fresh ripe peaches
• 1/2 cup raisins, if desired

Recipe

• 1 cream butter or margarine and sugar in a bowl.
• 2 add egg and beat until light and fluffy.
• 3 in another bowl mix flour, baking soda and seasonings.
• 4 stir flour mixture into egg mixture, a little at a time.
• 5 peel, pit and finely dice peaches, stir into cookie mixture.
• 6 stir in raisins.
• 7 drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheet.
• 8 bake at 375°f for 20 minutes until cookies are brown on top.
• 9 cool thoroughly.