Instructions: Crushed nuts, walnuts or pecans as much as you desire

Grease a cookie sheet or 2. This makes a whopping bunch of cookies!

Boil raisins in two cups of water until water is gone and set aside to cool. I tried golden raisins and really liked them. Cream shortening and sugar and then add the eggs -one at a time. Dissolve the 2 teaspoons of soda into the 2 teaspoons of vanilla. Add flour about a cup at a time, the soda and vanilla mixture and 1 teaspoon of salt.

Add raisins and nuts. Shape (with your hands and a teaspoon) cookie mix into balls about the size of walnuts and roll in sugar. Bake at 375 until lightly brown. My oven takes about 10 to 12 minutes to bake these cookies until they are a nice brown color.

Makes gobs of
cookies so I usually cut this recipe in half.

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