Raisin Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. raisins
1 c. shortening
2 c. sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
4 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt

Preparation

Put raisins into saucepan and cover with 2 or 3 cups of water. Cook 5 to 10 minutes.
Cream together shortening, sugar, eggs and vanilla.
Sift together 4 cups flour, baking powder, soda, cinnamon and salt.
In a separate bowl, mix shortening, sugar, egg and vanilla mixture with drained raisins.
Add 1 cup water raisins were cooked in to mixture alternately with flour mixture, stirring by hand.
Drop by teaspoonful on greased cookie sheet.
Bake at 375\u00b0 until golden brown.