Recipe Bio
Delicious Soft Raisin Cookies are a simple handwritten recipe made with brown sugar, warm spices, raisins, and nuts. The raisins are simmered first, then stirred into a soft dough that’s flattened before baking in a moderate oven.
Recipe Transcription
1 cup boiling water
1 1/2 cups raisins
1/2 cup fat
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1/4 teaspoon salt
2/3 cups nuts
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon soda
Simmer raisins in the water for 10 minutes.
Cool
Cream the fat and sugar
Add eggs and beat well
Add rest of the ingredients, including raisin mixture.
Cool
Break off bits of the soft dough and flatten down 2 inches apart on a greased baking sheet.
Bake 10 minutes in a moderate oven.