County Fair Oatmeal Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sifted flour
1 tsp. baking soda
pinch of salt
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1 c. seedless raisins
1 c. water
1 c. vegetable shortening
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. uncooked quick oats

Preparation

Sift flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg onto wax paper.
Combine raisins and water in small saucepan; bring to boiling; remove from heat.
Cover; cool to room temperature.
Beat shortening and sugar well; beat in eggs and vanilla.
Blend flour mixture into shortening mixture until smooth.
Add cooled raisins and liquid and oats.
Mix well.
Cover bowl; chill at least 1 hour.
Drop cookies from teaspoons onto lightly greased cookie sheets, about 2 inches apart.
Bake in oven at 350\u00b0 for 10 minutes or until evenly brown.
Transfer at once to wire racks to cool. Store in container with tight fitting lid.