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Persimmon Thumbprint Cookies

A simple shortbread thumbprint cookie filled with a delicious homemade persimmon jam that’s loaded with cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 16 ingredients
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Persimmon Thumbprint Cookies

Why it works: Cinnamon and nutmeg match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 11,917 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Persimmon Thumbprint Cookies

Serves 24
Prep20 min
Cook1 hr

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

785Calories
20 gProtein
19 gFat
134 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 13 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Cloves1 tsp ground (2g)7
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Persimmonnot in our table0
Seednot in our table0
Waternot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By tastykitchen. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Cinnamon + nutmegtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together11,917 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Cinnamon + clovetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14,189 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

  3. Nutmeg + clovetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together8,686 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  4. Persimmon + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together47 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  5. Persimmon + nutmegtop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together26 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the lemon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (persimmon, sugar, honey, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, flour):

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Figfits better
  3. Raisinfits better
  4. Lemonthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against persimmon, sugar, honey, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, flour. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.