cinnamon spice drop cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 cups butter flavored shortening
• 2 cups light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 cups cinnamon chips
• 1 cup chopped pecans (optional)

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 25 mins


• preheat the oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease cookie sheets.
• in a large bowl, cream together the butter flavored shortening, light brown sugar and dark brown sugar. beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the milk and vanilla, blending until the mixture is light and fluffy. combine the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, baking soda and salt; stir into the batter until well blended. mix in cinnamon chips and if using, pecans. drop rounded spoonfuls of dough the prepared cookie sheets about 2 inches apart.
• bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, just until the cookies lose their gloss. remove from the cookie sheets to wire racks to cool.