Raisin Cookies

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups raisins
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup crisco shortening
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 cover raisins with water.
• 3 bring to a boil and boil for 5 minutes.
• 4 do not drain. cool.
• 5 cream shortening and sugar.
• 6 add eggs and beat well; stir in vanilla.
• 7 add boiled raisins and their water, plus 1/4 cup additional water.
• 8 combine dry ingredients.
• 9 add to creamed mixture, a little at a time, stirring after each addition.
• 10 stir in the nuts.
• 11 drop onto a greased cookie sheet.
• 12 bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes.