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Raisin Sheet Cookies Recipe

Looking for a quick sheet cookie for crowds? This delicately spiced, moist variation is kid-tested...and grandkid-tested.

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Raisin Sheet Cookies Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 25 min.

Yield: 30 Servings

20 25 45

Ingredients

1 cup raisins
1-1/4 cups water
1 cup shortening
1-1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped nuts
Confectioners' sugar icing, optional

Directions

In a small saucepan, combine raisins and water; bring to a boil. Drain; reserve 1 cup liquid and set raisins aside.
In a bowl, cream shortening and sugar; add eggs. Add baking soda to raisin liquid. Sift together flour, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt; add alternately with raisin liquid to creamed mixture. Stir in raisins and nuts. Spread in a lightly greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan.
Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes. If desired, glaze with confectioners' sugar icing while hot. Cut while warm. Yield: 5-6 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 188 calories, 9 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 14 mg cholesterol, 107 mg sodium, 24 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as Raisin Sheet Cookies in Grandma's Great Desserts Cookbook , p47