Name: Mom's Cookies
Yield: 48
Ingredients: Butter, softened - ½ cup; Shortening - ½ cup; Packed brown sugar - 1 ½ cups; Eggs - 3; All-purpose flour - 2 cups; Baking powder - 1 teaspoon; Baking soda - ½ teaspoon; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Ground cinnamon - 1 teaspoon; Ground nutmeg - ½ teaspoon; Ground cloves - ¼ teaspoon; Raisins - 1 cup; Chopped walnuts - ½ cup; Dates, pitted and chopped - 1 cup

Ingredients for - Mom's Cookies

1. Butter, softened ½ cup

2. Shortening ½ cup

3. Packed brown sugar 1 ½ cups

4. Eggs 3

5. All-purpose flour 2 cups

6. Baking powder 1 teaspoon

7. Baking soda ½ teaspoon

8. Salt ½ teaspoon

9. Ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon

10. Ground nutmeg ½ teaspoon

11. Ground cloves ¼ teaspoon

12. Raisins 1 cup

13. Chopped walnuts ½ cup

14. Dates, pitted and chopped 1 cup

How to cook deliciously - Mom's Cookies

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

2 . Stage

Cream together the shortening and the butter. Add the brown sugar and cream until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs until well blended.

3 . Stage

Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves over the creamed mixture. Mix in then stir in the raisins, nuts and dates.

4 . Stage

Drop cookies onto ungreased baking sheets and bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden.