Aunt Belle's Raisin Sugar Cookies Recipe

• 3 c. of raisins (one box)
• 2 c. solid shortening
• 3 c. sugar + extra sugar for rolling
• 6 x Large eggs
• 6 c. flour
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 1 tsp salt

1. Crushed nuts, walnuts or possibly pecans as much as you desire
2. Grease a cookie sheet or possibly 2.
3. This makes a whopping bunch of cookies!
4. Boil raisins in two c. of water till water is gone and set aside to cold.
5. I tried golden brown raisins and really liked them.
6. Cream shortening and sugar and then add in the Large eggs -one at a time.
7. Dissolve the 2 tsp.
8. of soda into the 2 tsp.
9. of vanilla.
10. Add in flour about a c. at a time, the soda and vanilla mix and 1 tsp.
11. of salt.
12. Add in raisins and nuts.
13. Shape (with your hands and a tsp.)
14. cookie mix into balls about the size of walnuts and roll in sugar.
15. Bake at 375 till lightly brown.
16. My oven takes about 10 to 12 min to bake these cookies till they are a nice brown color.
17. Makes gobs ofcookies so I usually cut this recipe in half.

raisins, solid shortening, sugar , eggs, flour, baking soda, vanilla, salt

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/aunt-belle-s-raisin-sugar-cookies-71880 (may not work)