Raisin Griddle Cookies

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 cup vegetable shortening
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 1/4 cups raisins
• vegetable oil, for griddle

Recipe

• 1 heat griddle until moderately hot.
• 2 sift together flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and nutmeg.
• 3 cut in shortening, as for pastry.
• 4 combine milk and egg; add with raisins to dry mixture.
• 5 stir until moistened and mixture holds together.
• 6 roll dough out onto floured board to 1/4-inch thick and cut with 2-inch round cookie cutter.
• 7 oil griddle lightly.
• 8 place cookies on griddle.
• 9 as bottoms brown, top will get puffy.
• 10 turn and brown other side.
• 11 serve hot or cold.