Mrs. claus' cookies

75 cookies

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
8 Stewed California dried figs (unsweetened)
½ cup Shortening
1 cup Sugar
2 Eggs
1 teaspoon Salt
2 cups Sifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon Baking powder
1 teaspoon Baking soda
1½ teaspoon Mace
1½ cup Crunchy rice cereal
1 cup Coarsely broken walnut meats
½ cup Currants

Directions

With scissors, snip stems off figs, and cut them into little pieces.

Combine with shortening and sugar, and cream together with eggs and salt. Sift flour, measure and sift again with baking powder, soda and mace. Combine all ingredients. Drop from teaspoon onto buttered baking sheets. Bake in moderate oven (365 F.) for about 12 minutes, or until nicely brown.

Source: 48 Family Favorites with California Figs Reprinted with the permission of The California Fig Advisory Board Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias

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