Categories: Cookies

Ingredients

• 11/2 cup raisins
• 1/2 cups water
• 31/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup softened butter
• 11/2 cup white sugar
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Approximately 1/2 cup white sugar for later

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F, rack in the middle position.

2. Put the raisins and the water in an uncovered saucepan. Simmer them on the stove until all the water is absorbed.

3. Move the saucepan to a cold burner, or on a pot-holder on your counter, and cool the raisins for 30 minutes.

4. In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine the flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Set the bowl aside

5. Cream the softened butter and sugar together until they’re light and fluffy.

6. Add the eggs, one at a time, and beat until the mixture is a uniform color.

7. Take your bowl out of the mixer and blend in the raisins and the vanilla by hand.

8. Fold in the flour mixture carefully. The object is to keep the dough fluffy.

9. Put approximately ½ cup of sugar into a small bowl. Drop dough from a teaspoon into the bowl of sugar. Form the drops into balls with your fingers and move them to a lightly greased cookie sheet, 12 to a standard sheet.

10. Bake the Raisin Drops at 350°F for 9 to 10 minutes, or until just lightly browned.

Email to a friend | Print this recipe | Back