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White Raisin Cookies

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Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs, beaten
4 cups flour
1 teaspoon soda
1 cup white raisins
1 cup chopped nuts

Instructions

Mix and cream together butter, sugar and brown sugar. Add beaten eggs. Sift together flour and soda and add to mixture. Add raisins and nuts, stirring until well mixed. On a floured board, put the mixture together into a roll. Wrap in wax paper and refrigerate overnight. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut the roll into thin slices and place on greased cookie sheet. Baking time about 10 minutes.

Charlotte Scott
Rock Island, Illinois


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