Raisin Puffs
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These wonderful cookies remind me of soft snickerdoodles with raisins. The original recipe was from a Midwest Living magazine in 1989; they were called Laurel's Raisin Puffs. I'm not sure who Laurel is but I thank her! They are very good - a regular in our home.
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ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 1 1⁄2 cups raisins
- 3 1⁄2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
directions
- In a small saucepan, bring water to a boil.
- Stir in raisins.
- Continue to boil (watching carefully and stirring if necessary) until the water is absorbed by the raisins.
- Set aside and cool.
- Combine flour, baking soda and salt in a small mixing bowl; set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl cream 1 1/2 cups sugar with the butter.
- Beat in eggs and vanilla.
- Mix in dry ingredients.
- Stir in raisins.
- In a small bowl, combine 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon.
- Shape dough into 1 - inch balls.
- Roll balls in sugar and cinnamon mixture.
- Place 2-inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake at 375°F for 8 minutes.
- Important! Bake for only 8 minutes for a soft cookie - they become firm as they cool.
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"These wonderful cookies remind me of soft snickerdoodles with raisins. The original recipe was from a Midwest Living magazine in 1989; they were called Laurel's Raisin Puffs. I'm not sure who Laurel is but I thank her! They are very good - a regular in our home."
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These wonderful cookies remind me of soft snickerdoodles with raisins. The original recipe was from a Midwest Living magazine in 1989; they were called Laurel's Raisin Puffs. I'm not sure who Laurel is but I thank her! They are very good - a regular in our home.
