Old-Fashioned Raisin Sugar Cookies
(from saymyname’s recipe box)
26 cookies
Source: The King Arthur Flour Cookie Companion
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg
- 1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 2 cups raisins or 2 cups currants
Directions
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Preheat the oven to 425°; lightly grease (or line with parchment) two baking sheets.
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In a bowl, beat together the butter, sugar, vanilla, baking powder, and salt.
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When smooth, beat in the egg.
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Add the flour and raisins, stirring until well combined.
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Drop the dough by the tablespoonful onto prepared baking sheets.
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Using the bottom of a glass dipped in sugar, flatted the dough to a scant 1/2 inch thick.
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Bake the cookies for 9 minutes, until they are barely set and just starting to brown around the edges.
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Remove them from the oven, let them rest on the pan until you can move them without them breaking, then transfer to a rack to cool.
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*For crisp cookies, bake in a 350° preheated oven for 13-15 minutes, until the cookies are starting to brown around the edges.