Since I found it this has become my family's favorite cookie recipe! I like to add butterscotch chips instead of walnuts for those who don't like nuts in their cookies. What wonderful cookies!
This is a stellar recipe for hachiya persimmon cookies! I'm bringing these to my family's Thanksgiving festivities because they are an incredible hit with my neighbors (who I share in the bounty of my backyard persimmon tree) and with my co-workers. I followed the recipe to the "T" and my goodness it is by far the best persimmon cookie I've had since my Tia Maria made them for me as a kid growing up in Chile. Thanks again. PS: for those who don't like these too spicy take the spices down to 1/4 TS and the complaint about the "black specks" are due to the ground cloves. If you don't like the appearance of them don't put that spice in but the cookie will suffer their fantastic flavoring.
I have to give 5 stars based on hubby; I made these at his request I had never had a persimmon cookie and probably won't try anymore.:) Not my flavor. But he RAVED about them. 3 of my 5 kids loved as well. I subbed pecans instead of walnuts and only put in 1/2 cup sugar. He's already brought home more persimmons to make some more and I only made last night. Thank you for a good recipe that I think is also healthy.
I used 3 ripe persimmons and the persimmon taste was still too subtle for me. Next time I will add more. (Update - It might have been the persimmons I bought as I've just cut open one to eat and it was gritty in taste. Also all the cookies turned soft and black the next day but still tasted fine.) I knocked the 1/2 tsp of nutmeg to 1/4 tsp as I find it an overpowering spice. 15 minutes left my first batch almost burnt! I had better results at 12-14 minutes.
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This recipe is wonderful. I was out of raisins and used dried cranberries instead. I was also out of walnuts and used 1/2 cup sliced almonds and 1/2 cup oatmeal as a filler. I also didn't have ground cloves and threw in some ground ginger. Very yummy and great with a glass of apple juice!
My step-daughter HATES persimmons but I couldn't keep these in the kitchen. In an attempt to keep some in the kitchen I told her they were made with persimmons...she laughed and wouldn't believe me. This was great. I noticed some reviews say the cookies didn't have any taste remember to use ripe mushy feeling persimmons.
I used Splenda instead of sugar resulting in excellent cake like cookies.
The best persimmon cookies ever! I used walnuts as the recipe indicated - excellent! The spicing is excellent as well.
