It Must Be Thanksgiving Persimmon Cookies

Ingredients:
- 1/2 cups Butter, Room Temperature
- 1 cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 whole Egg, Beaten
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- 1 cup Persimmon Pulp
- 1/2 teaspoons Lemon Juice
- 2 cups Flour
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoons Ground Cloves
- 1/2 teaspoons Ground Nutmeg
- 1 cup Chopped Walnuts
- 1 cup Raisins Or Chopped Dates

Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350F. Cream butter and sugar together. Add egg and vanilla. Mix persimmon pulp with lemon juice and add to mixture. Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, and spices, mixing well. Add dates and nuts and stir together. Drop onto a cookie sheet by heaping teaspoonfuls. Bake for 10- 15 minutes. Cover unbaked batter in the bowl with waxed paper so that it does not turn dark.