Mrs. Claus' Cookies

• 8 each figs, dried
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups flour, all-purpose
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons mace
• 1 1/2 cups crisp rice cereal
• 1 cup walnuts
• 1/2 cup currants

1. With scissors, snip stems off figs, and cut them into little pieces.
2. Combine with shortening and sugar, and cream together with eggs and salt.
3. Sift flour, measure and sift again with baking powder, soda and mace.
4. Combine all ingredients.
5. Drop from teaspoon onto buttered baking sheets.
6. Bake in moderate oven for about 12 minutes, or until nicely brown.

vegetable shortening, sugar, eggs, salt, flour, baking powder, baking soda, mace, crisp rice, walnuts, currants

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/mrs-claus-cookies-46570 (may not work)