Spicy Nutty Peppery Jawbreakers

Name: Spicy Nutty Peppery Jawbreakers
Yield: Makes 36 cookies
Ingredients: 1 cup plus 3 tablespoons (7 1/8 ounces/202 grams) whole-wheat pastry, flour; 2 teaspoons, grated orange zest; 1 teaspoon, ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground mixed, pepper; 1/2 teaspoon, baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon, baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon, ground nutmeg; 1/8 teaspoon, salt; 1 cup, unsalted mixed nuts, toasted; 2/3 cup (4 3/4 ounces/135 grams), turbinado sugar; 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter, softened; 1/3 cup, molasses; 1/4 cup, minced crystallized ginger; 2 , large egg yolks; 8 ounces (227 grams), white chocolate, chopped fine; 2 teaspoons, vegetable oil; 1/8 teaspoon, peppermint extract; Sanding, sugar

Desserts or Baked Goods
Cookies
Holiday

Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2015

A combination of mixed nuts, orange zest, spices, and molasses packs these cookies with flavor.

SERVES Makes 36 cookies

TIME 1½ hours, plus 1 hour chilling and 50 minutes cooling

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