Missing New Mexico

The past week has been icy and cold, rainy and wintery. Completely abnormal for Austin. But it made me think of places where cold is normal, and snow comes every year, and fireplaces are lit with the smoky aroma of pinon wood…it made me think of New Mexico.

Invariably, when I think about New Mexico, I think about food. Roasted green chiles and thick sopaipillas, red enchiladas and roasted pinon nuts.

I decided to throw together some cookies that tasted a little like New Mexico, with toasted pine nuts and a bit of cinnamon, plus dried cherries for good measure. It’s just a spinoff of my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe, but it’s yummy nonetheless.

I Miss New Mexico Cookies

  • 1 1/2 sticks of butter, melted
  • 1 cup dark brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg plus 1 egg yolk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 3/4 cup dark chocolate chunks
  • 1/2 cup dried cherries
  • 1/2 cup toasted pine nuts

Preheat oven to 325ËšF.

Beat butter and sugars together until creamy; add egg, yolk, and vanilla and beat well. Add flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon; beat until thoroughly mixed. Stir in chocolate chunks, cherries, and pine nuts. Drop onto cookie sheets lined with Silpats or parchment paper and bake 14 to 16 minutes, rotating halfway through, until just set on top.

Makes about 3 dozen cookies.

Source: poco-cocoa.

7 responses to “Missing New Mexico”

  1. Hi, sweetie, I am not missing N. M. . But I am missing the SUN! We haven’t seen it in a while. Today we have alot of snow! The cookies look so good! Miss you & love you mom

  2. oooh, i love new mexico and cookies so this looks like a perfect recipe.

  3. Yum. These are so inventive and tasty looking!

  4. Cherries, pinenuts, and chocolate in a cookie! Hmm, sounds interesting. I will definitely have to give them a try.

  5. I live in NM, so I don’t really miss it but your cookies look so good I’m going to give them a try!

  6. Yer makin’ me homesick, too!! 🙂 Those sound awesome…

  7. When I miss a place I think of food too.

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