Gramma Ds Jumbo Raisin Cookies Recipes

JUMBO RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Place water and raisins in a small saucepan, and bring to boil. Boil 3 to 4 minutes. Set aside to cool.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg; set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together shortening and sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in raisins along with the liquid in which they were boiled. Blend in flour mixture, then mix in the walnuts. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake for 12 to 15 minutes in preheated oven, or until firm. Remove from cookie sheets to cool on wire racks.

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.

JUMBO RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream shortening, sugar, eggs and vanilla.
• Add cooled raisins, including liquid.
• Add flour, baking powder, soda, salt and spices.
• Mix well.
• Stir in chopped nuts.
• Drop by spoonfuls on cookie sheet.
• Bake @ 375 F for 12 to 15 minutes.
• DO NOT overbake!

JUMBO RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Cook raisins in boiling water for 5 minutes, then let them cool.
• Cream shortening; add sugar and beat well.
• Add eggs and beat until well blended.
• Add vanilla and cooked raisins.
• Combine flour, baking powder, salt, soda and spices.
• Add to the creamed mixture and mix well.
• Drop by spoonfuls on greased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 325 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes.

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.

JUMBO RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Boil together raisins and water for 5 minutes.Cool
• 2. Cream together shortening, sugar, eggs and vanilla. Add cooled raisins and juice.
• 3. Sift together remaining ingredients except for nuts.
• 4. Add nuts, mix well and drop by teaspoonful on greased baking sheet. Bake at 375 F for 12- 15 minutes or until done.

GRAMMA D'S JUMBO RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Boil raisins and water together 5 minutes. Cool. (DO NOT DRAIN THE LIQUID OFF OF THE RAISINS) Cream shortening and sugar. Add the eggs and beat well. Add vanilla and cooled raisins. Sift the flour, baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice together and add to the raisin mixture. Blend well. Add the nuts and chill dough. Dropped on a greased cookie sheet or a parchment paper lined cookie sheet and bake at 400 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes. ****this batter is thick*****