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Mincemeat Cookies

type: drop
makes: 3 dozen

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ginger
pinch of salt
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
3/4 cups granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
3/4 cup prepared mincemeat

Preheat oven to 350F.
Lightly grease cookie sheets or line with parchment paper.
Sift the flour, baking soda, cloves, nutmeg, ginger, and salt together; set aside.
Cream shortening.
Beat in sugar, vanilla and eggs.
Add in the dry ingredients.
Fold in walnuts and mincemeat.
Drop by the spoonful on to cookie sheets about 2" apart.
Bake 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned.
Transfer to wire racks to cool.

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Debbie Smith from Branson, MO
Instead of using prepared mincemeat, used the dry in the 9-oz box and crumbled it into the batter. Made a chewier cookie which my family and friends just loved! (It made 5 dozen when doubled.)