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Black Walnut Cookies

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs, at room temperature
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon maple extract
• 1/4 teaspoon black walnut extract
• 1/4 teaspoon butter flavoring
• 3-1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 cup dates, cut up
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1 cup coconut
• 1/2 cup black walnuts
• 1 cup chocolate chips

Instructions:
Sift together flour, salt, and baking soda; set aside. Cream shortening, butter, and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs and flavorings; mix well. Stir in dry ingredients; mix well. Stir in dates, raisins, coconut, nuts, and chocolate chips.
Cover dough; refrigerate overnight.
When ready to bake, preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly grease cookie sheets or line with parchment paper. Drop dough by teaspoons onto cookie sheet; bake 12 minutes.
Makes 4 dozen.

Black walnuts have a strong, very distinctive flavor; you can use regular walnuts in this recipe, but the resulting taste won't be the same. Note that you refrigerate the dough overnight, so you need to start working on these cookies a day ahead of time.

Per cookie: 140 calories, 7 grams fat, 14 milligrams cholesterol, 19 grams carbohydrates, 1 gram fiber, 2 grams protein, 95 milligrams sodium.