Raisin Cookies 1952

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter (room temperature)
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1 cup sultana raisin (golden or assorted dried fruit)

Recipe

• 1 preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 in a bowl measure out then sift the flour, tartar, soda, salt, blending.
• 3 in a large bowl cream the butter, and sugar, until light and fluffy .
• 4 beat in the egg, lemon extract and the grated fresh lemon zest.
• 5 add half the dry ingredient and mix well.
• 6 add remaining dry ingredients and the raisins or fruit of your choice.
• 7 chilling the dough for half hour is good but not necessary.
• 8 roll into small balls, place on parchment and press down with floured fork to make ridges in a criss cross pattern.
• 9 bake until tops are golden, about 12 to 16 minutes, according to the heat of your oven and type of pan using.
• 10 transfer the cookies to a cooling rack.