Monday, December 01, 2014

Janet Diemer's Raisin Puffs



Janet's Raisin Puffs

1 cup water
1 1/2 cups raisins
3 1/2 cups flour
1 t. baking soda
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup butter
2 eggs
1 t. vanilla
1/2 cup sugar
1 t. cinnamon

1)  In a sauce pan, boil water. Add raisins, boil until the water is gone.
Cool.
Combine flour, soda and 1/2 t. salt in large bowl.

2)  Beat together sugar and butter until combined in a large bowl.
Add eggs and vanilla. Beat well.  Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients.
Beat until blended.  Stir in raisins.

3)  Combine the 1/2 cup sugar and the cinnamon in a bowl.
Shape dough into 1" balls.  Roll in cinnamon-sugar.
Place 2" apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.

4)  Bake 375ยบ for 8 minutes.
Don't over cook.

Seems short.  But it's correct.

If you like raisins (or don't) you may just love these cookies....