Corn Meal Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c, butter or margarine, soft
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. lemon extract
2 2/3 c. flour (unsifted)
1 c. yellow corn meal
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. raisins, chopped

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400\u00b0 (hot).
Grease baking sheet.
Mix fat and sugar until creamy.
Beat in eggs and lemon extract.
Mix flour, corn meal, baking powder, nutmeg and salt thoroughly.
Add to creamy mixture.
Stir in raisins; mix well.
Drop by teaspoonfuls onto baking sheet, about 2 inches apart.
Bake about 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
Remove from baking sheet while still warm. Cool on rack.
Makes about 7 dozen cookies.