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Big Softies

ID: 178 Cookies

Yield/Servings: 3 dozen

Ingredients:

1/2 cup boiling water
1 1/2 cups sifted all purpose flour
3/4 tsp. soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
3/4 cup soft shortening
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups quick or old fashioned oats, uncooked
1 cup raisins (optional)

Instructions:
Pour boiling water over raisins. Let stand 10 minutes. Drain raisins, reserving 1/4 cup liquid. Sift together flour, soda, salt and spices into a bowl. Add shortening, sugar, eggs and reserved liquid. Beat until smooth, about 12 minutes. Stir in raisins and oats. Chill dough at least 1 hour or more.

Push by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets. Bake in preheated moderate oven, 350 degrees, about 15 minutes. Yields 3 dozen large cookies.

Submitted by:
Tracy Bently
USA

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Recipes are for personal use only. You may NOT use our recipes in collections of recipes, cookbooks, web sites, etc. without permission from Creative Computing.

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Big Softies
ID: 178 Cookies
	Yield/Servings: 3 dozen

Ingredients:
1/2 cup boiling water 1 1/2 cups sifted all purpose flour 3/4 tsp. soda 1/4 tsp. salt 1 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 tsp. nutmeg 3/4 cup soft shortening 3/4 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 1/2 cups quick or old fashioned oats, uncooked 1 cup raisins (optional)

Instructions: Pour boiling water over raisins. Let stand 10 minutes. Drain raisins, reserving 1/4 cup liquid. Sift together flour, soda, salt and spices into a bowl. Add shortening, sugar, eggs and reserved liquid. Beat until smooth, about 12 minutes. Stir in raisins and oats. Chill dough at least 1 hour or more. Push by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets. Bake in preheated moderate oven, 350 degrees, about 15 minutes. Yields 3 dozen large cookies.

Submitted by: Tracy Bently USA © Copy & Copyright 1998 - 2002 Creative Computing All rights reserved. Recipes are for personal use only. You may NOT use our recipes in collections of recipes, cookbooks, web sites, etc. without permission from Creative Computing.