Great Christmas fare with a good cup of coffee. 3/4 cup shortening 1 cup brown sugar 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla 1 1/2 cup mincemeat 2 1/2 cup flour 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp each cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg 1 cup chopped walnuts Cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs, vanilla , mincemeat, then flour, etc. Last add walnuts. Drop on cookie sheets. Bake 375 for 12 minutes approximately. Submitted by Marion Younker, Cornwall R.R. 4, P.E.I.