Pinto Bean Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup Crisco
2 large eggs
3/4 cup pinto beans, mashed
3/4 cup applesauce
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 1/4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon clove
1/2 cup nuts, chopped
1/2 cup raisins

Preparation

cream crisco, sugar and eggs, add mashed pinto beans and applesauce.beat till fluffy --
add dry ingredients.beat till smooth.
stir in raisins, and nuts.
drop by tspful on greased cookie sheet.
bake at 375* for 15-20 minutes.or golden brown.
cool on rack.