Spice Cookies Recipe | Epicurious

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup plus 2 tbsp / 125 g currants
• 2 tbsp brandy
• scant 2 cups / 240 g all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tsp best-quality cocoa powder
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp each ground cinnamon, allspice, ginger, and nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 5 oz / 150 g good-quality dark chocolate, coarsely grated
• 1/2 cup / 125 g unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 2/3 cup / 125 g superfine sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp grated lemon zest
• 1/2 tsp grated orange zest
• 1/2 large free-range egg
• 1 tbsp diced candied citrus peel
• 3 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1 1/3 cups / 160 g confectioners' sugar