Boiled Raisin Cookies
By
mary Armstrong
@emit1961
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These are my oldest son Bruce's favorite cookie!
This is one of my most used recipes. Sometimes I substitute dates, craisins or chocolate pieces for the raisins.
This recipe really makes a big batch.
This is one of my most used recipes. Sometimes I substitute dates, craisins or chocolate pieces for the raisins.
This recipe really makes a big batch.
Ingredients
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2 craisins
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1 cwater
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2 csugar
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3/4 cshortening, crisco
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3/4 cbutter, softened
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3eggs
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1 tspvanilla extract
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5-6 cflour
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1 coatmeal, uncooked
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1/2 tspsalt
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1 tspnutmeg or omit and use 2 teaspoons cinnamon
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1 tspcinnamon
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2 tspbaking soda in 1/4 cup hot water
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1 cnuts
How to Make Boiled Raisin Cookies
- Boil raisins with water until almost all water is absorbed. Cool.
- Cream together sugar, crisco, and butter. Add eggs.
- Sift together flour, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon.
- Add to butter mixture and mix in remaining ingredients, including the raisins.
- Drop by teaspoon onto un-greased cookie sheet. Bake 10 minutes in a 350 degree oven. Let stand on cookie sheet 2 minutes, then remove to wire rack to cool.
