SWEET POTATO COOKIES
3/4 c. fat
1-1/4 c. sugar
2 eggs, beaten
2 c. cooked, mashed sweet potatoes
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. Mothers Best Flour
4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 c. broken nut meats
1/2 c. raisins, chopped
Beat fat. Add sugar and cream well. Add eggs and beat until smooth. Stir in mashed potatoes (no lumps) and vanilla. Sift dry ingredients together and combine with nuts and raisins. Add to potato mixture. Drop by tiny spoonfuls onto a greased baking sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes.