Brown Sugar Raisin Cookies

These are soft, tasty cookies. Kids love them (so do I!).

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Yields: 36 cookies

Ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup raisins
• 1  cup water
• 1  cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1⁄2 cup shortening
• 1  egg
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 3⁄4 cups flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3⁄4 cup  chopped walnuts

Directions

1. Bring raisins and water to a boil.
2. Cool thoroughly.
3. Cream sugar and shortening.
4. Add egg and vanilla and mix well.
5. Add raisins and 1/2 cup of the liquid and mix well.
6. Add flour mixture, mix well then add walnuts.
7. Drop by teaspoonful onto greased cookie sheet.
8. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.