Mrs. Jones Cookies

• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup water, plus a tad more
• 12 cup Crisco
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 12 teaspoon clove
• 12 teaspoon cinnamon
• 12 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 egg
• 1 34 cups flour
• 1 lemon
• 1 cup powdered sugar

1. Stew the raisins in the water while getting out the other ingredients.
2. When the raisins are soft, turn off the heat and add the vegetable shortening.
3. Let it cool just a bit and add rest of the ingredients.
4. Beat until smooth.
5. Pour into a 9"x13" pan and bake 20 minutes at 375 degrees.
6. Frost when cool or warm, either way works.
7. To make the icing:.
8. Grate the rind of the lemon.
9. Juice the lemon.
10. To these two ingredients, add enough confectioners (powdered) sugar to spread easily.

raisins, water, crisco, sugar, salt, clove, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, egg, flour, lemon, powdered sugar

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/mrs-jones-cookies-463584 (may not work)