Recipe - Mrs Josts Persimmon Cookies

1 cup Sugar
One half cup Butter
1 Egg
2 cup Flour
1 teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
One half teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
One half teaspoon Ground cloves
1 cup Walnuts; chopped
One half cup Raisins; optional
1 cup Pureed persimmon pulp
1 teaspoon Baking soda

Cream sugar and butter together. Beat in egg. In bowl sift flour, nutmeg,
cinnamon and cloves together. Stir in nuts and raisins. Puree persimmon
pulp until smooth and stir in baking soda. Add persimmon mixture and dry
ingredients alternately to creamed butter and sugar mixture, mixing well
after each addition. Drop batter by heaping teaspoons on greased baking
sheet. Bake at 350 degrees 15 minutes. Makes about 2 dozen cookies.
Copyright Los Angeles Times

Recipe by: Los Angeles Times

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #867 by Nancy Berry nlberry@prodigy.net on
Oct 26, 1997