Saturday, January 22, 2011

Soft Raisin Cookies

These cookies are so good!

Soft Raisin Cookies
Raisin cookie
Ingredients:
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 cups raisins
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 1-3/4 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1 t. vanilla
  • 3-1/2 cups flour
  • 1 t. baking powder
  • 1 t. baking soda
  • 1 t. salt
  • 1/2 t. ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 t. ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Directions:
  1. Combine raisins and water in a small saucepan; bring to a boil.  Cook for 3 minutes; remove from heat and let cool (do not drain).
  2. In a mixing bowl, cream shortening; add sugar.  Add eggs and vanilla; stir in raisins.
  3. Combine dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture and blend thoroughly.  Stir in nuts.
  4. Drop by teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets.  Bake at 350° 12-14 minutes.
Yield: about 6 dozen
from Taste of Home magazine

Since I'm the only one in the house that likes raisins, I may need to make a half batch of these - or else share them with my friend Don who likes them as much as I do.  (Or let Don's wife make them, since she asked me for this recipe ages ago, and I'm just now posting it.)

2 comments:

  1. Yummy cookies. You could just divide the batter in half and bake up half with and half without....a win win there. ;)

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  2. I made these this morning. I didn't try them cuz i don't like raisins and can't eat wheat, But they look good. I thought the batter was way too dry and didn't put in the last cup of flour.... until i added the raisins, then it needed that flour. Easy recipe, i used butter cuz it was what i had. Will let you know how Don likes them.

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