Dry Fruit Cookies

Yield: Makes about 60 cookies.

Ingredients

• 2 eggs, well beaten
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 3/4 cup boiling water
• 3/4 cup lard or shortening
• 1 cup raisins or dates; 1 cup nut meats chopped fine
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3 1/2 cups sifted flour

Directions

1. Mix lard, sugar and boiling water, add eggs and the rest in order as written.
2. Soda + Baking Powder sifted in Flour.

Temperature

• 3/4 cup boiling water

Equipment

• egg beater or whisk, mixing bowl, measuring tools, stirring utensil, sifter, and chopping tools

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