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Preheat oven to 400F.
Combine in a saucepan:
2 cups raisins
1 cup boiling water
Bring to a boil and boil for 5 minutes. Cool.
Cream together:
1 cup shortening
2 cups sugar
Add:
3 eggs
Beat well.
Blend in:
Cooled raisin mixture
1 tsp. vanilla
Blend or sift together:
4 cups flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. allspice
Stir in 1 cup chopped nuts.
Add to creamed mixture and combine thoroughly. Drop from a tsp. onto greased baking sheets. Bake or 10 to 12 minutes.
Makes 7 dozen cookies.
Combine in a saucepan:
2 cups raisins
1 cup boiling water
Bring to a boil and boil for 5 minutes. Cool.
Cream together:
1 cup shortening
2 cups sugar
Add:
3 eggs
Beat well.
Blend in:
Cooled raisin mixture
1 tsp. vanilla
Blend or sift together:
4 cups flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. allspice
Stir in 1 cup chopped nuts.
Add to creamed mixture and combine thoroughly. Drop from a tsp. onto greased baking sheets. Bake or 10 to 12 minutes.
Makes 7 dozen cookies.
