Pinto Bean Cookies

another one of those recipes where it is fun when you tell people what is in the cookie this is a great way to use up leftover cooked pinto beans..my husband loves chocolate chips instead of raisins in these

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Yields: 36 cookies

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

Directions

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