lauren's sugar and spice black pepper cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 (10 ounce) package cinnamon swirl coffee cake mix
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 45 mins


• preheat the oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c). remove the cinnamon packet from the mix and reserve 1/3 cup for later.
• in a large bowl, stir together the cake mix, the rest of the packet of cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and black pepper. mix in the egg and shortening until a dough forms. form dough into 1 inch balls, roll the balls in the reserved cinnamon packet and place them 2 inches apart ungreased cookie sheets.
• bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, until the tops are cracked and puffy. let cookies set on cookie sheets until completely cool.