Raisin Nut Spice Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter, butter flavored shortening, brown sugar, white sugar, eggs, and vanilla until smooth. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt; stir into the sugar mixture. Stir in the oats and raisins. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes until light and golden. Do not overbake. Let them cool for 2 minutes before removing from cookie sheets to cool completely. Store in airtight container. Make sure you get some, because they don't last long!

Steps:

• Combine water and raisins in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook for 3 minutes; remove from the heat and let cool (do not drain). , Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and spices; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in nuts and raisins. , Drop by teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake 12-14 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat cake mix, eggs, and oil together in a bowl to form a thick batter. Fold raisins and walnuts into the batter; drop by large spoonfuls onto a baking sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven until no longer moist on the tops, 9 to 12 minutes.

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the first six ingredients. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Cool. , In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 2-3 hours or until easy to handle. , On a lightly floured surface, roll half of the dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a 2-in. round cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Place 1 teaspoon of raisin filling in the center of each cookie. , Roll out remaining dough. Cut with a 2-in. cookie cutter. With a 1-in. round cookie cutter, cut a hole in the center of each; place over filling. With a fork, press edges to seal. , Bake at 400° for 10-12 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.

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.

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar.
• Add well beaten egg.
• Sift flour and spices.
• Add raisins and nuts.
• Mix together nuts and raisins in flour.
• Slowly add flour, spice, nuts and raisins to egg, butter and sugar.
• Add quickly baking soda dissolved in hot water.
• Mix well until all liquid comes together.
• Drop from spoon on greased pan.
• Bake 10 minutes at 350. Watch, till slightly browning on the bottom edge.
• These might take a tad longer in your oven, mine cooks high. This is just a guesstimate because Grandma just had Bake as the next instruction so time and heat was a guess for me. They are nice and soft and I have double the recipe without any problems.

Steps:

• In a medium mixing bowl, cream together the butter, sugars and vanilla until the mixture is light and fluffy. Add the eggs, molasses and grated orange peel, mixing well.
• Into another mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, spices, and the salt; sift together. Add the flour mixture in batches to the shortening mixture, and blend the dough well. Add the raisins and walnuts to the blended dough and give a good stir. Chill the dough, covered, for 1 hour (preferably overnight).
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Shape the dough into 1/2 inch balls; dip one side of each ball into the granulated sugar, and arrange the balls, sugared sides up, about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake the cookies in batches in the middle of the preheated oven for 6 minutes, or until the edges begin to brown. Transfer baked cookies to cooling racks.
• Enjoy with a tall glass of cold milk or a mug of steaming hot cocoa.
• Cook's Tip: Store cookies in a tightly sealed container at room temperature for up to 1 week or in the freezer for up to 3 months.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• Whisk together dry ingredients (flour - salt) in medium bowl.
• Mix together with an electric mixer on low the next 5 ingredients (sugar - egg) until blended. Add flour mixture and beat until combined. Stir in raisins. Let batter stand for 10 minutes.
• Drop batter by teaspoonfuls onto baking sheets, 2 1/2 inches apart to make 30 cookies.
• Bake for 10 minutes and let cool on cookie sheets for 1 minute before transferring to cooling racks.
• Stir together icing ingredients (confectioners sugar and milk) in a small bowl and then frost cookies with glaze. Let stand until glaze is set (10 minutes).

Steps:

• 1. Boil 1 cup raisins and 2 cups water for 3 minutes. Drain juice and save.
• 2. Cream 1/2 cup butter with 1 cup sugar. Add 2 cups flour and 1/4 tsp. salt and mix well.
• 3. In a separate bowl, mix beaten egg, cloves, allspice, cinnamon, and baking soda. Add to the flour mixture along with 1 cup of the raisin juice and mix well. Stir in raisins after that is mixed.
• 4. Spread dough to corners of greased 9x13 cake pan or a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until done.
• 5. Frost while hot with a powdered sugar frosting or cream cheese frosting. Enjoy!

Steps:

• Place raisins in medium bowl. Pour enough boiling water over to cover; let stand 1 minute. Drain raisins well. Sift flour and baking powder into another medium bowl. Beat sugar and butter in large bowl until creamy. Beat in vanilla. Beat in 1 egg, then 1/3 of dry ingredients. Repeat with remaining eggs and dry ingredients in 2 batches. Stir in raisins (dough will be very soft). Chill dough 1 hour to firm slightly.
• Preheat oven to 375°F. Line 3 heavy large baking sheets with foil. Butter foil. Coarsely grind walnuts in processor. Mound ground walnuts on work surface. Working in batches, drop dough by scant tablespoonfuls onto walnuts (dough will be sticky). Using hands, roll dough in ground walnuts, coating completely and forming balls. Transfer to prepared baking sheets, spacing 2 inches apart.
• Bake until cookies spread and are golden brown, about 14 minutes. Transfer to racks; cool completely. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Store in airtight container.)

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, white sugar, egg yolk and vanilla until smooth. Stir in the flour until well blended, then mix in coconut raisins and pecans (if desired). Chill for at least 4 hours or overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. Roll tablespoonfuls of dough into balls or logs and place them 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly browned. Remove from cookie sheets to cool on wire racks.

Steps:

• Beat butter and both sugars in large bowl until creamy. Beat in milk, egg and vanilla. Stir flour, baking powder, cinnamon, allspice, cloves and salt in medium bowl. Add to butter mixture; beat to blend. Stir in raisins and walnuts. Cover dough and refrigerate until chilled, about 2 hours (dough will be sticky).
• Preheat oven to 375°F. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls onto heavy large baking sheets, spacing evenly. Bake until cookies are pale golden, about 12 minutes. Transfer baking sheets to racks; cool 5 minutes. Transfer cookies to racks; cool. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Store in airtight container at room temperature.)