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Source of Recipe


California Raisins Advisory Board's Favorite Cookie






List of Ingredients



• 2 cups flour
  
• 2 tsp. baking powder
  
• 1/4 tsp salt
  
• 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
  
• 1/2 tsp. mace
  
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  
• 1/2 cup sugar
  
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
  
• 2 eggs, well beaten
  
• 1 cup raisins
  
• 3/4 cup walnuts, chopped
  
• 1/2 cup dark molasses
  






Instructions



1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a jelly roll pan.
   
   
2. In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, salt and spices.
   
   
3. In another bowl cream oil, sugar and brown sugar and molasses until fluffy.
   
   
4. Add sifted ingredeients, blending well.
   
   
5. Add raisins and walnuts; mix well.
   
   
6. Pour and spread batter into prepared pan and bake at 350 degree oven for 15-18 minutes or until lightly browned. Let cool; cut into rectangles.
   
   






Final Comments


Well this was Dad's favorite cookie until I started to really "experiment" in the kitchen. He called most of the cookies that I had made a "keeper"!