Hickory Nut Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup butter
3 eggs, well beaten
1/2 cup molasses
1 1/2 cups raisins
1/2 cup hickory nuts
2 cups flour, sifted (you might want to use slightly less, using just enough to make the dough workable)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon clove
1/4 teaspoon allspice
1/8 teaspoon salt

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350F and lightly grease a cookie sheet.
Cream sugar and butter together; add eggs and molasses and beat well.
Add raisins and nuts.
Sift dry ingredients together and add to the batter.
Roll thinly on a lightly floured board and cut with a cookie cutter.
Bake on prepared cookie sheet for 10 to 12 minutes.