Alltime Favorite Raisin Cookies
A Carolina mountain recipe for Alltime Favorite Raisin Cookies.
AmericanOtherEasy3 minBy Northstar
Ingredients
Servings
4
- 2 cup Raisins
- 1 cup Water
- 1 0.8 cup Sugar
- 1 cup Shortening
- 2 Eggs; slightly beaten
- 1 ts Vanilla extract
- 3 0.5 cup Flour, all-purpose
- 1 ts Baking powder
- 1 ts Soda
- 1 ts Salt
- 0.5 ts Cinnamon
- 0.5 ts Nutmeg
- 1 cup Pecans; or walnuts, chopped
Instructions
- 1
Combine raisins and water in a medium saucepan; bring to a boil, and boil about 3 minutes. Cool. (Do not drain.) Gradually add sugar to shortening, beating well after each addition. Add eggs; beat well. Stir in raisins with liquid and vanilla. Combine dry ingredients; gradually add to raisin mixture, stirring after each addition. Stir in pecans. Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto well-greased cookie sheets. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes or unitl browned.
Tags
carolinas-cooking