Golden Raisin Butter Cookies

Name: Golden Raisin Butter Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 3-4 dozen
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 3 1/2 c flour; 1 1/2 c sugar; 1 tsp salt; 2 tsp baking soda; 2 tsp cream of tartar; 2 large eggs; 1 c butter, softened; 1 1/2 Tbsp lemon juice; 2 tsp pure vanilla extract; 1 1/2 c golden raisins; 3 Tbsp course cane sugar (garnish )

By Maggie May Schill
@NakedMaggie

I was making carrot bread the other day and forgot to put the raisins in the bread. (A travesty I know!) However, on the brighter side of things, I had plenty of raisins left to make my butter cookies. They should be light, delicately crisp on the outside and tender in the middle. Buttery and lightly sweet! One of my favorite little snacks. A very simple pleasure, and about 60 calories per cookie.
ENJOY!

Rating:

★★★★★ 1 vote5

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Serves:

3-4 dozen

Prep:

15 Min

Cook:

10 Min

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

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3 1/2 c

flour
1 1/2 c

sugar
1 tsp

salt
2 tsp

baking soda
2 tsp

cream of tartar
2 large

eggs
1 c

butter, softened
1 1/2 Tbsp

lemon juice
2 tsp

pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 c

golden raisins
3 Tbsp

course cane sugar (garnish )

How to Make Golden Raisin Butter Cookies

Step-by-Step

Pre-heat oven to 375'F
In a medium bowl sift flour, salt, baking powder and cream of tartar together. Set aside.
With a hand mixer, cream butter and sugar together in a large mixing bowl. Once completely creamed, mix in vanilla and lemon juice.
Mix one egg at a time into butter sugar mixture.
With hand mixer on low, slowly stir in flour mixture in batches until completely incorporated.
Fold in golden raisins.
Roll dough out into 1 inch balls and lay out onto a greased cookie sheet. Flatten balls out with a fork (like you would a peanut butter cookie.) Sprinkle with course sugar.

Bake for 8-10 minutes or until golden.