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Spirited Raisin Cookies

   From AngelDeNoir—10-6-04

Ingredients

1 cup Raisins

3 Tbsp. rum extract in 1/2 cup warm water

  or

1/2 cup warm rum

1 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup powdered sugar, sifted

2 cups flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

Preparation

Bring raisins to boil in rum.  Remove from heat.  cover and let stand 30 minutes. 

Drain.  Cream butter and sugar.  Sift flour with salt and baking powder; add gradually to creamed mixture.  Add raisins. 

Roll out dough to 1/2" thickness on floured board.  Cut with cookie cutters. 

Decorate with cookie stamps (optional). 

Bake at 375 degrees F for 20 minutes. 

Makes 12 cookies.