Raisin Crisscross Cookies

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 1/4 cup butter, softened (or margarine)
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract (or lemon)
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup raisins

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 mix sugar, shortening, butter, egg and extract in large bowl. stir in remaining ingredients.
• 3 shape dough by rounded teaspoonfuls into balls. place 3 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. flatten in crisscross pattern with fork dipped in flour (or use the potato masher!).
• 4 bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light brown. remove from cookie sheet. cool on wire rack.