I have vivid memories of eating these cookies at Grandma Lucy’s house. She used to make them often.
Ingredients
Cookie
- 4 cups Flour
- 2 and 1/2 tsp Cocoa Powder
- 2 and 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
- 6 oz Raisins
- 6 and 1/2 oz Sugar
- 6 and 1/2 oz Crisco
- 1/4 tsp Cloves
- 1 and 1/4 tsp Cinnamon
Icing
- Powdered Sugar
- Water
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1:
Place raisins in a small bowl, cover with water and soak for1 hour.
Step 2:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Step 3:
Put flour into a large pot; add cocoa, baking powder, sugar, shortening, clove and cinnamon powder.
Step 4:
Drain raisins, reserving water, and add to pot. Mix all the ingredients in the pot by hand, adding the reserved water, a little at a time while mixing the dough.
Step 5:
When the dough is mixed thoroughly, shape into ping -pong ball size balls and place on greased cookie sheets.
Step 6:
Bake at 350º for 45 minutes. Cool cookies and place in large bowl or pot.
Step 7:
Add sufficient water to the powdered sugar to make a fluid paste and add to cookies. Lightly toss cookies by hand to coat with icing. Remove cookies, spread out on a table and let dry.
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