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Recipe: Raisin Roughs (cookies using peanut butter and oats, 1940's)

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RAISIN ROUGHS

"Peanut butter and raisins make these cookies two-way favorites."

2 cups raisins
Boiling water (to cover raisins)
1 cup vegetable shortening
1/2 cup peanut butter
2 cups sugar
3 eggs, beaten
1/4 cup milk
2 tsp. vanilla
1 cup sifted flour
3/4 tsp. salt
3/4 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. ground cinnamon or allspice
3 1/2 cups uncooked oats

Cover raisins with boiling water and let stand 5 minutes; drain and dry on a towel; set aside. Discard water.

Mix together shortening and peanut butter. Gradually add sugar, creaming thoroughly. Add eggs, milk and flavoring, and mix well.

Stir in flour that has been sifted with salt, baking soda and cinnamon. Add oats and raisins; stir to blend. Drop by small spoonfuls on lightly greased cookie sheet. (Do not flatten.)

Bake in a moderate oven (375 degrees F) for 15 to 18 mnutes.

Makes about 6 dozen medium-size cookies
Source: Vintage recipe booklet: Making Wartime Meals by Sun-Maid Raisins, 1944
(click here for the complete booklet in pdf format)
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