Hi Conne:

My grandmother made the kind of cookies that you're looking for too. This recipe is hers, it has not nuts but raisins and currants. Also there are no instructions for mixing or baking but I'm sure you could figure that out. I guess it's one of those grandmother things. My grandmother called them Wine Drops.

1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup lard
1 egg
1/2 cup molasses
1 tsp soda (dissolved in 1/2 cup boiling water)
1/2 cup currants
1/2 cup raisins
1 tsp cloves
3 cups all purpose flour