Golden Raisin Spice Cookies Recipe
🕒 Cook Time: 12 minutes
🕒 Prep Time: 10 minutes
🕒 Total Time: 22 minutes
Description:
It’s cookie time again! These Golden Raisin Spice Cookies are a delightful treat perfect for any occasion, but especially enjoyable with a comforting afternoon tea. Packed with warm spices and sweet raisins, these cookies will surely become a favorite in your household.
Recipe Category:
Drop Cookies
Keywords:
Dessert, Cookie & Brownie, Fruit, Sweet, Less than 30 Minutes, For Large Groups, Oven
Nutrition Facts (per serving):
- Calories: 79.3
- Fat Content: 3.6g
- Saturated Fat Content: 0.9g
- Cholesterol Content: 7mg
- Sodium Content: 43.9mg
- Carbohydrate Content: 11.1g
- Fiber Content: 0.2g
- Sugar Content: 6.6g
- Protein Content: 0.8g
Ingredients:
| Quantity | Ingredient |
|---|---|
| 2 1/2 cups | Flour |
| 1 tsp | Baking soda |
| 1/2 tsp | Salt |
| 1/2 tsp | Ground clove |
| 1/4 tsp | Ground nutmeg |
| 1/4 tsp | Ground allspice |
| 1 cup | Shortening |
| 1/2 cup | Butter |
| 1 cup | Brown sugar |
| 1 cup | Granulated sugar |
| 2 tsp | Vanilla extract |
| 1 1/2 | Eggs |
| 1 cup | Golden raisins |
| 1 cup | Chopped nuts |
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Sift together flour, baking soda, salt, clove, nutmeg, and allspice in a bowl.
- In a separate large bowl, cream together shortening, butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs and vanilla extract to the creamed mixture, mixing until well blended.
- Gradually stir in the sifted dry ingredients until a smooth batter forms.
- Fold in golden raisins and chopped nuts until evenly distributed throughout the batter.
- Drop rounded teaspoonsful of dough onto ungreased baking sheets, leaving space between each cookie for spreading.
- Bake in the preheated oven for approximately 10 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden.
- Remove from the oven and allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes.
- Transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely before serving or storing in an airtight container.
Enjoy these Golden Raisin Spice Cookies with a cup of tea or coffee for a delightful treat any time of day!
