Raisin Puffs

Total Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 1 1/2 cups raisins
• 3 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 in a small saucepan, bring water to a boil.
• 2 stir in raisins.
• 3 continue to boil (watching carefully and stirring if necessary) until the water is absorbed by the raisins.
• 4 set aside and cool.
• 5 combine flour, baking soda and salt in a small mixing bowl; set aside.
• 6 in a large mixing bowl cream 1 1/2 cups sugar with the butter.
• 7 beat in eggs and vanilla.
• 8 mix in dry ingredients.
• 9 stir in raisins.
• 10 in a small bowl, combine 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon.
• 11 shape dough into 1 - inch balls.
• 12 roll balls in sugar and cinnamon mixture.
• 13 place 2-inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• 14 bake at 375°f for 8 minutes.
• 15 important! bake for only 8 minutes for a soft cookie - they become firm as they cool.