Old Fashioned Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients

1 c golden raisins
1 c water
3/4 crisco
1 1/2 c sugar
2 eggs
1 ts vanilla
2 1/2 c flour
1 ts baking soda
1 ts salt
1 ts cinnamon
1/2 ts baking powder
2 c dry oats
1/2 c nuts

Instructions

liquid to make 1/2 cup. Heat oven to 400~F. Mix together crisco, sugar, eggs and vanilla. Stir in reserved liquid. Slowly blend in remaining ingredients. Drop by rounded teaspoonsonto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 8 ~ 10 minutes or until cookies are golden. Makes 6 dozen cookies. Store in airtight containers. ----