Carrot Drop Cookies

Subject: Carrot Drop Cookies Mon Nov 10, 2008 2:38 pm

Carrot Drop Cookies

1 cup shortening

3/4 cup sugar

1 egg

1 cup mashed, cooked carrots

2 cups pastry flour

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp vanilla

Few drops of almond extract

Cream sugar and shortening

Add beaten egg and mashed carrots

Sift together dry ingredients and add to first mixture

With flavoring

Drop on greased cookie sheets, 3 inches a part

Bake until golden brown in moderate oven 350F