Raisin Spice Cookies

Total Time: 42 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup boiling water
• 3/4 cup butter, at room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, packed
• 3 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f soak raisins in boiling water until ready to use. beat in brown sugar, then eggs and vanilla, until well blended.
• 2 in a separate bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cloves and cinnamon until mixed. beat flour mixture into butter mixture until blended. drain raisins well and stir into dough.
• 3 drop spoonfuls of mixture onto lightly greased cookie sheets, about 1 1/2 inches apart. bake 12 minutes or until golden in colour.