Soetkoekies ( Spicy Wine Cookies)

• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 4 ounces chopped almonds
• 1/2 cup chilled butter, cut into small pieces
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/4 cup port wine or 1/4 cup sherry wine
• 1 egg white, beaten

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly spray or grease a cookie sheet.
2. Sift together the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, ground cloves, brown sugar, and almonds in a large bowl.
3. Add the butter and cut into the flour mixture.
4. Add the beaten eggs and red wine and mix dough together until it can be formed into a ball.
5. Roll dough into walnut-sized balls and place on cookie sheets about 2" apart.
6. Brush each cookie gently with the egg white.
7. Bake for 12-15 minutes - until golden brown. Remove to a rack to cool completely.

flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, ground nutmeg, ground cloves, brown sugar, almonds, chilled butter, eggs, port wine, egg

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/soetkoekies-spicy-wine-cookies-173763 (may not work)