| CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
| Eggs, Grains |
|
Cookies |
48 |
Cookies |
INGREDIENTS
| 1 |
c |
Packed brown sugar |
| 1/4 |
c |
Shortening |
| 1/4 |
c |
Margarine or butter;softened |
| 1/4 |
c |
Cold coffee |
| 1 |
|
Egg |
| 1/2 |
ts |
Baking soda |
| 1/2 |
ts |
Salt |
| 1/2 |
ts |
Ground cinnamon |
| 1/2 |
ts |
Ground nutmeg |
| 1 3/4 |
c |
All-purpose flour* |
| 1 1/4 |
c |
Raisins |
| 3/4 |
c |
Nuts; chopped |
INSTRUCTIONS
*if using self-rising flour omit baking soda and salt.
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Heat oven to 375 degrees. Mix brown sugar, shortening, margarine, coffee,
egg, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir in remaining ingredients.
Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased
cookie sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until almost no indentation remains
when touched; cool.
About 4 dozen cookies; 80 calories per cookie.
From the MM database of Judi M. Phelps. jphelps@shell.portal.com,
juphelps@delphi.com, or jphelps@best.com
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