Alice Allard’s Persimmon Cookie

Main Ingredient
Recipe Seasonality
Fall, Winter
00 HR 55 MINS
Serves 8
Featuring
Ingredients
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ½ cup shortening
  • 1 cup ripe persimmon pulp
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon cloves
  • ½ teaspoon nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup raisins
  • ½ cup walnuts
Method

Blend sugar, shortening, persimmon pulp, and baking soda until smooth.

Add the dry ingredients sifted together. Blend in the egg and add the raisins and nuts last. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto a greased pan. 

Bake at 375⁰ F for 15 minutes.

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