Ingredients
1 1/4 cups GOLDEN BLOSSOM HONEY
1/2 cup shortening
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups solid pack pumpkin
2 1/2 cups flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups raisins
1 1/2 cups walnuts, chopped
Honey Tips
How Honey is Made
To make honey, bees drop the collected nectar into the honeycomb and then evaporate it by fanning their wings.
Directions
Preheat oven to 350°.
In mixer, cream together honey and shortening. Add eggs, one at a time and blend completely. Stir in pumpkin.
In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Gradually add dry ingredients to wet and mix thoroughly.
Fold in raisins and walnuts. Chill dough for 30 minutes. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheets. Bake 15 minutes or until tops begin to brown.
Yield: 4-5 dozen
In mixer, cream together honey and shortening. Add eggs, one at a time and blend completely. Stir in pumpkin.
In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Gradually add dry ingredients to wet and mix thoroughly.
Fold in raisins and walnuts. Chill dough for 30 minutes. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheets. Bake 15 minutes or until tops begin to brown.
Yield: 4-5 dozen
