Soft Raisin Cookies
Most raisin cookies are crisp or with oatmeal. My mom got this recipe from a coworker and our family has been baking these for years. Not only is the cookie soft with a hint of spice, but the raisins are plump and moist, a perfect combination in my opinion.
Yield: 4 dozen
Ingredients:
2 cups seedless raisins
1 cup water
2 cups sugar
1 cup butter flavored Crisco
3 eggs
3 1/2 cups flour
½ tsp salt
1 ½ tsp cinnamon
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
¼ tsp nutmeg
¼ tsp allspice
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Boil raisins in water for 5 min. Drain and cool.
Meanwhile, in a standing mixer with paddle attachment or large bowl with a hand mixer, beat Crisco and sugar on medium high speed until light and fluffy.
Add eggs one at a time.
Mix all the dry ingredients in a separate bowl and then add to dough, just until flour is incorporated. 
Add raisins.
Drop 1 ½ Tablespoonfuls onto parchment lined baking sheet. 
Bake for10-12 min. Do not over bake, or cookies will not be tender and soft.
- 2 cups seedless raisins
- 1 cup water
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup butter flavored Crisco
- 3 eggs
- 3½ cups flour
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 ½ tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- ¼ tsp allspice
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Boil raisins in water for 5 min. Drain and cool.
- Meanwhile, in a standing mixer with paddle attachment or large bowl with a hand mixer, beat Crisco and sugar on medium high speed until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time.
- Mix all the dry ingredients in a separate bowl and then add to dough, just until flour is incorporated.
- Add cooled raisins.
- Drop 1 ½ Tablespoonfuls onto parchment lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 10-12 min. Do not over bake, or cookies will not be tender and soft.
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janie johnson allen
Olga, I love your soft raisin cookies.
olgak7
Thank you, Janie. I’m glad you enjoyed them.
Kristina
Hey! I was wondering if I could use 1 c butter instead of the Crisco stuff….
olgak7
Hi Kristina,
For this recipe, I wouldn’t recommend substituting butter for the Crisco. It will be a completely different texture.
Milana
Oh I have such great memories eating these cookies. Thanks for posting the recipe!
olgak7
These cookies always make me think of Mom:).
Mark
These cookies were amazing. The only thing I did different was to use 2 variety’s of raisins and soaked them in a mixture of 3 to 1 mixture of lemon juice and water.
olgak7
Thank you, Mark! I’m glad you enjoyed the cookies.
Mark
Forgot to mention I also reduced the sugar to 1½ cups.