Fruit Cocktail Cookies

Total Time: 21 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 11 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup shortening
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 2 cups drained fruit cocktail (save juice)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 1/2 cups nuts
• 4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon clove
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
• 1 cup powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 mix shortening, sugar and eggs.
• 2 add fruit cocktail, vanilla, raisins and nuts.
• 3 mix in flour, baking soda, baking powder, spices and salt.
• 4 drop by teaspoons onto greased baking sheet.
• 5 bake 11-12 minutes at 400°f.
• 6 cool.
• 7 mix powdered sugar and butter with enough of the saved juice to make a thin icing.
• 8 frost when cool.