These are just jammed packed with raisins.  I find that these cookies seem to not only bring smiles to the kids faces when I tease them that I have something ‘delicious and a bit nutritious’ for them in my purse, but fill the void during those time of the day when they are demanding a snack when on we are all on the run from one place to another. They travel well and you will love them with that hot starbucks latte, if you are lucky enough to have the time to go through the drive-thru.

In a small saucepan or in microwave in a glass bowl, mix and bring to a boil for 5 mins:

• 2 cups raisins
• 1 cup water

Let this stand and cool.

Cream in a bowl:

• 1 cup butter
• 1  2/3 white sugar

then add:

• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

once mixed then add the cooled raisin water mixture to the batter.

Mix together in a separate bowl:

• 3  1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1  1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon each nutmeg and all-spice

Fold in the dry ingredients into the wet raisin batter.  Mix and drop big spoonfuls on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.

Bake in a preheated 375℉ oven for 12 to 15 minutes.

Tags: cookies, picnic, Raisin Cookies, raisins, snack, travel food, treat

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