helen's raisin drop cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup shortening
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 4 eggs
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups raisins, soaked in water and drained
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• preheat the oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease cookie sheets or line with parchment paper.
• in a medium bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar. stir in the eggs, one at a time, and then the vanilla. mix in the flour and baking soda until combined. then stir in the raisins just enough to distribute evenly.
• drop by heaping teaspoonfuls the prepared cookie sheets. bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. cool on wire racks.