Title: Brigitte's mincemeat cookies
 Categories: Cookies, Christmas
      Yield: 36 Cookies
 
      1 c  Shortening
  1 1/2 c  Sugar
      3    Eggs
      3 c  Flour
      1 ts Baking powder
    1/2 ts Salt
  1 1/3 c  Mincemeat filling
 
  "Cream shortening. Add sugar, and blend well. Add eggs, and beat until
  smooth. Add mixed dry ingredients and then stir in mincemeat. Blend
  well. Drop by teaspoonful onto a greased cookie sheet, at least 2
  inches apart. Bake at 400F for 12 minutes or until lightly browned.
  You can use margarine instead of shortening and add chopped nuts if
  desired, and you can also mix the sugars, using brown and white
  sugar."