Recipe for Pinto Bean Cookies

Jamie Meisner of "Jamie's Confections" made the dessert for our Annual Meeting on Tuesday.  It's a little bit like an Iron Chef challenge because we always have beans as a required ingredient in the dessert that is served.  This recipe can be found on www.food.com and she made one little change - Instead of raisins, she used mini chocolate chips!  Yum!  Thank you Jamie, they were delicious :-)

Pinto Bean Cookies

• 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.