Old-Fashioned Persimmon Cookies

Name: Old-Fashioned Persimmon Cookies
Total time: 30
Yield: 48
Ingredients: 0.5 cup shortening; 1 cup white sugar; 1 egg; 0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 0.5 teaspoon baking soda; 0.5 teaspoon baking powder; 0.25 teaspoon salt; 0.5 teaspoon ground cloves; 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 0.5 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1 cup raisins; 1 cup chopped walnuts; 0.25 teaspoon salt; 1 cup persimmon pulp

Recipe by Ruth from allrecipes.com

Dessert 30 Mins.

Ingredients

48 servings

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0.5 cup shortening
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1 cup white sugar
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1 egg
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0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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0.5 teaspoon baking soda
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0.5 teaspoon baking powder
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0.25 teaspoon salt

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0.5 teaspoon ground cloves
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0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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0.5 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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1 cup raisins
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1 cup chopped walnuts
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0.25 teaspoon salt
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1 cup persimmon pulp

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Cream together shortening and sugar. Add egg and vanilla; mix well.
Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, 1/4 teaspoon salt, cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Stir flour mixture into creamed sugar mixture.
Stir in raisins, chopped nuts, salt, and persimmon pulp; mix well.
Drop by the teaspoonful on a greased or parchment-lined cookie sheet. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes. Transfer to wire racks to cool.