Raisin Honey Chews

• 3/4 c. shortening
• 3/4 c. granulated sugar
• 1/2 c. honey
• 1 egg
• 3/4 tsp. grated orange peel
• 1 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2 c. quick cooking oats
• 1 c. seedless raisins

1. Cream shortening, sugar, honey, egg and orange peel.
2. Stir in flour, soda and salt.
3. Stir in oats.
4. Add raisins.
5. Drop a teaspoonful onto greased baking sheet.
6. Bake above oven center at 350u0b0 (about 5 to 6 minutes) or until tops begin to lightly brown. Let stand on baking sheet about 2 minutes, then remove with a spatula to wire racks to cool.
7. Makes about 60 to 70 small cookies. Keeps well in layered wax paper in a cake tin.
8. (You have to experiment with baking time in your oven.
9. If cooked too long, cookies are too firm/hard.)

shortening, sugar, honey, egg, flour, baking soda, salt, cooking oats, raisins

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=516909 (may not work)