fruit cookies

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Recipe by
Karon Reichert
Berryville, AR

This recipe was from my grandma Clara. One of my favorite cookies.

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prep time 30 Min
cook time 10 Min

Ingredients For fruit cookies

  • 3 1/2 c
    flour
  • 1 1/2 c
    white sugar
  • 1 c
    butter
  • 1/2 c
    molasses
  • 2 c
    raisins
  • 3
    eggs
  • 1 tsp
    soda
  • 1/4 tsp
    cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp
    allspice
  • 1/4 tsp
    cloves

How To Make fruit cookies

  • 1
    Cream sugar and butter. Add eggs and molasses and mix well. Add soda, cinnamon, allspice, cloves and then flour. Add raisins last.
  • 2
    Roll dough out about 1/2 inch thick. Cut with a round cookie cutter about 2 inch cutter. ( Mom always made these cookies quite large, so it is up to the individual how large to make cookies). Sprinkle cut cookies with some sugar on top.
  • 3
    Place cookies on greased cookie sheet and Bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes for large cookies. Cookies should not be over baked. The are done when lightly touched with no indentation. Tastes great with coffee.

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