Raisin Cookies
posted in Cakes and Pastries |Cookies are easy to make. They require minimum preparation and basically make the same ingredients - flour, butter or magerine or shortening,eggs,leavening, liquid and flavouring. Raisins are favourite ingredient.They are full of goodness such as Vitamin B, protein,iron, potassium and carborhyrates which makes it more reason to try out this recipe for the Christmas celebration.
Ingredients:
150 gm whole meal flour
50 gm plain flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 nutmeg
1/4 cinammon
Pinch of salt
100 gm butter
100 gm sugar
200 gm raisins
1 teaspoon vanilla
100 ml water
Topping:
200 gm rolled oats flakes or wheat flakes
100 gm brown sugar
100 gm butter
Method:
Preheat oven 180 gegrees C. Grease and line a 20 cm x 25 cm baking tin. Sift together the first 5 dry ingredients and put aside. In a sauce pan, combine sugar and butter, and melt over low heat. Remove from heat and stir in raisins,vanilla, salt and water. Add in the sifted dry ingredients. Spread mixture evenly over on greased pan. Bake in the prepared oven for 20 to 25 minutes. Cool and cut into bars. Makes about 2 dozens.
