Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Author: Shay Dorion
Total Time: 70 mins
Yield: 6-7 dozen

Ingredients

• 1 cup seedless raisins
• 1 cup water
• ¾ cup shortening
• 1 ½ cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp. Vanilla
• 2 ½ cups flour, sifted
• ½ tsp. Baking power
• 1 tsp. Soda
• 1 tsp. Salt
• 1 tsp. Cinnamon
• ½ tsp cloves
• 2 cups rolled oats
• ½ cup chopped nuts

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400°
2. Simmer raisins and water in saucepan over low heat until raisins are plump, 20- 30 min.
3. Drain raisin liquid into measuring cup. add water to make ½ cup.
4. Mix shortening, sugar, eggs and vanilla by hand. Stir in raisin liquid. Blend flour, baking powder, soda, salt, and spices; stir into mix by hand. Add rolled oats, nuts and raisins, mix by hand. Scoop and drop rounded teaspoonfuls of mix 2” apart into ungreased baking sheet. Bake 8-10 min.

Notes

Ensure you mix ingredients by hand. Simmering the raisins is the secret to soft raisins with this recipe.