Pecan Hermits

• 3/4 cup shortening
• 1 1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup raisins, chopped
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans

1. Combine shortening, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves in a large mixing bowl, beating well. Add eggs and milk; beat until well blended.
2. Sift together flour, soda, and salt in a small mixing bowl. Add to sugar mixture, stirring well. Fold in raisins and pecans.
3. Drop dough by heaping teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto greased cookie sheets; flatten each cookie slightly using the back of a spoon. Bake at 350u0b0 for 12 minutes. Remove from cookie sheets, and cool on wire racks.

shortening, brown sugar, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground cloves, eggs, milk, flour, baking soda, salt, raisins, pecans

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/pecan-hermits (may not work)