Sante's Hermit Cookies Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour (or unbleached all-purpose)
• 2 teaspoons aluminum-free baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon fine grain salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 cup natural cane sugar, sift out any chunks
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup currants
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 cup organic powdered sugar, sifted
• 4 - 5 tablespoons heavy cream