Grandmother's Soft Jumbo Raisin Cookies Recipe

• 4 c. sifted flour
• 1 teaspoon baking pwdr
• 1 teaspoon soda
• 2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon allspice
• 1 c. water and 2 c. raisins, cook and cold
• 1 c. shortening
• 2 c. sugar
• 3 Large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 c. minced nuts

1. Sift flour once.
2. Measure and add in baking pwdr, soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice; sift.
3. Add in water to raisins and boil 5 min or possibly till liquid decreases to 1/2 c..
4. Cold.
5. Cream shortening, sugar, Large eggs (one at a time), beating well with each addition.
6. Add in vanilla, nuts, and cooled raisin mix.
7. Add in sifted dry ingredients and blend well.
8. Drop on greased cookie sheet.
9. Bake at 400 degrees for 12 to 15 min.

flour, baking pwdr, soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, water, shortening, sugar, eggs, vanilla, nuts

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/grandmother-s-soft-jumbo-raisin-cookies-7666 (may not work)