Soft Raisin Cookies Recipes

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:

• Set oven rack in the middle and preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Whisk together flour, salt and baking soda. Set aside. In a large bowl, mix yogurt, butter-flavored granules (Butter Buds), brown sugar and granulated sugar until combined.
• Add egg whites and vanilla, mix until just combined. Add flour mixture and mix until just moistened. Stir in oatmeal and raisins.
• Drop dough by level tablespoon onto to cookie sheet lightly sprayed with non-stick spray. Bake for 8 minutes. Press center of cookie; if it springs back, it is done. Store in airtight container, these cookies do not keep well at room temperature. Store in the refrigerator.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream sugars and butter. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and nutmeg; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Cover and refrigerate until easy to handle. , For filling, in a saucepan, combine the cornstarch, flour and brown sugar. Stir in water until smooth. Add raisins. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir and cook for 3 minutes or until thickened. Cool. , On a floured surface, roll out dough into 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with floured 3-in.-round cookie cutters. Spoon 2 teaspoons filling on top of half the circles and top each with another circle. Pinch edges together and cut slit in top. , Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-13 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Steps:

• Combine raisins and water in a small saucepan; bring to a boil and cook for three minutes.
• Remove from the heat and let cool but do not drain.
• In a mixing bowl, cream shortening or butter with sugar.
• Add eggs and vanilla.
• Mix dry ingredients together and gradually add to creamed mixture.
• Blend thoroughly.
• Stir in nuts and raisins, along with the water the raisins were boiled inches.
• Drop by spoonfuls onto greased baking sheets.
• Bake at 350° for 12-14 minutes.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the first six ingredients; beat until blended. Stir in raisins. , Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned. Cool for 5 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

Steps:

• Add boiling water to raisins.
• Cook 5 minutes. Set aside to cool.
• Cream crisco and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla -- and beat well.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and spices.
• Add alternately with raisin liquid to creamed mixture.
• Stir in raisins and nuts.
• Chill dough several hours or overnight.
• Drop by teaspoonsful onto greased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 350* for 12 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• In large bowl, cream together butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs and vanilla until fluffy. Stir together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Gradually beat into butter mixture. Stir in oats and raisins. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown. Cool slightly, remove from sheet to wire rack. Cool completely.

Steps:

• Put raisins and water in small saucepan.
• Bring to a boil, cook on low 4 min, set aside.
• Cream shortning, gradually add sugar.
• Add eggs and vanilla.
• Mix dry ing.
• Gradually add to creamed mixture.
• Blend well.
• Stir in nuts and raisins with juice.
• Drop by teaspoons on greased sheets.
• Bake at 350F degrees for 12 minutes.

Steps:

• First, you put the raisins in a small pan of water uncovered and cook till puffy.
• Put in strainer to drain and cool.
• (I rinse them under cool water to cool them off quicker) Cream and beat together (using elect. mixer) the butter, brown sugar, and eggs.
• Mix together the flour (unsifted), soda, baking powder, cinnamon, oatmeal and add to the creamed mixture, using beater to mix.
• Last, add the raisins.
• With a spoon, mix them in ever so lightly.
• Drop by teaspoonfuls on lightly greased cookie sheets.
• (I use cooking spray) I sometimes use Tablespoonfuls to make bigger cookies!
• Bake them between 350*-360* for 8-9 minutes.
• Take them out before they get brown!
• Cool for a couple of minutes on the cookie sheet before transfering to waxed paper to cool completely.
• Enjoy!