Recipe - Moms Soft Raisin Cookies

1 cup Water
2 cup Raisins
1 cup Shortening
1 Three fourths cup Sugar
2 Eggs, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
3 One half cup Allpurpose flour
1 teaspoon Baking powder
1 teaspoon Baking soda
1 teaspoon Salt
One half teaspoon Ground cinnamon
One half teaspoon Ground nutmeg
One half cup Chopped walnuts

Combine raisins and water in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook for 3
minutes; remove from the heat and let cool (do not drain). In a mixing
bowl, cream shortening; gradually add sugar. Add eggs and vanilla. Combine
dry ingredients; gradually add to creamed mixture and blend thoroughly.
Stir in nuts and raisins. Drop by teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart on greased
baking sheets. Bake at 350! for 1214 minutes. Yield: about 6 dozen.

From the files of Al Rice, North Pole Alaska. Feb 1994

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