Grandmas Boiled Raisin Cookies Recipes

GRANDMA'S RAISIN FILLED COOKIES

Steps:

• Raisin Mixture: Soak raisins in hot water.
• When plumb and soft, drain water and grind.
• Put in saucepan and add sugar, salt, and water.
• Mix the flour with just enough water to make smooth paste, then add to raisin mixture.
• Let come to boil, then set off to cool.
• Cookie: In large mixing bowl, cream together butter& sugar.
• Beat in eggs.
• Add milk and vanilla.
• Mix until well blended.
• Combine dry ingredients together and add to butter mixture.
• Roll out onto flour surface to about 1/4 inch thickness.
• Cut with round cutter.
• Lay on cookie sheet, and add 1 Tablespoon (about) ground raisin mixture to each cookie.
• Top with another round cookie, pinch sides together.
• Bake@ 350 8-10 minutes or until just starting to brown.

BOILED RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Combine raisins and water in saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to simmer, and cook until all of the water has been absorped.
• Sift together flour, bakng powder, soda and salt. Set aside.
• Cream shortening and sugar together in mixer, then add eggs and vanilla and cream all together. Add flour mixture and combine just until dough comes together. Add raisins and incorporate well.
• Combine sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg in a small bowl. Form cookie mix into balls the size of walnuts. Roll dough through sugar mix, place on cookie sheet about 2-inches apart, and flatten slightly with the bottom of a glass.
• Bake for 9-10 minutes, until slightly golden.

BOILED RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Boil raisins in water for 5 minutes.
• Add 1 tsp baking soda.
• Cream margarine and sugar, beat in eggs and vanilla.
• Add raisin mixture.
• Mix dry ingredients, and combine with raisin mixture.
• Drop from a spoon onto greased cookie sheet.
• Bake 350 10-12 minutes.

GRANDMA'S BOILED RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Bring water to boil in small pot, add raisans and boil 5 minutes. Cool. Do not drain water - it will be used in recipe.
• Cream shortening and sugar.
• Add eggs and beat well.
• Add cooled raisans with any left over water, and vanilla.
• Stir flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and allspice to wet ingredients.
• Drop by teaspoon onto a lightly greased cookie sheet. This mixture is not meant to be really dry.
• Bake 10 minutes.