Di's Brown Sugar Cookies

• 1 12 cups brown sugar, firmly packed
• 23 cup vegetable shortening
• 2 large eggs
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 tablespoon orange peel, grated
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 12 teaspoon ground cloves
• 14 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup raisins
• 12 cup nuts, chopped

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. In a large mixing bowl cream together brown sugar and shortening until light and fluffy.
3. Beat in eggs, milk and orange peel.
4. In a separate bowl stir together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, and salt.
5. Mix into the sugar mixture, then stir in raisins and nuts.
6. Drop the dough by teaspoonfuls onto greased baking sheets.
7. Bake 10-12 minutes or until done.
8. Remove from baking sheets, and cool on wire rack.

brown sugar, vegetable shortening, eggs, milk, orange peel, flour, baking powder, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, salt, raisins, nuts

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/dis-brown-sugar-cookies-309442 (may not work)