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Fruit Cocktail Cookies
3 cup flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon cloves 1 cup shortening 1/2 cup white sugar 1 3/4 cup brown sugar Powdered sugar 1/4 cup cold water 1/2 stick butter 3 eggs 1 cup raisins or choppped nuts 2 cup drained fruit cocktail 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
Cream shortening, 1 cup brown sugar, and white sugar. Sift together flour, baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon, and cloves and set aside. Add eggs, raisins or nuts, fruit cocktail, vanilla, and almond extract to first mixture. Add dry ingredients and mix. Drop from small teaspoon on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 for 10-12 minutes. Cover with icing when cookies are cool. For icing mix 3/4 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup cold water, and 1/2 stick of butter. Bring to boil for about 1 minute. Let cool a bit. Add enough powdered sugar to bring to medium consistency.
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