grandma Boynton's raisin bars cookies or cake

Grandma Boynton's Raisins Bars or Cookies or Cake

Grandma Boynton was a very very good cook according to Mom and indeed this is a really good recipe Mom never made the cake but the bars and cookies were wonderful.

1 cup Seedless raisins

1 cup Water

½ cup Shortening

1 cup Sugar

1 teaspoon Soda

¼ teaspoon salt

1 ¾ cups flour

1 teaspoon cinnamon

¼ teaspoon cloves

¼ teaspoon allspice

¼ teaspoon Nutmeg

1 beaten egg if desired

1. FOR THE CAKE

2. add 1 beaten egg if desired

3. Add first three ingredients together in a pan

4. Add to raisin mixture and mix well

5. Cook about 10 minutes

6. Remove from heat and cool

7. sift together rest of the dry ingredients

Oven Temperature: 350°F

Cooking Times

Total Time: 20 minutes

Tips

FOR BARS

Spread in cookie bar sheet

top with confectioners glaze

FOR COOKIES

Add enough flour to make a firm dough and drop from spoon

NOTE

Consistency of batter varies depending how mush water raisins soak up either add flour or water for desired consistency

GLAZE

use enough confectioners sugar sifted in amount needed add milk for desired consistency

1 ¼ cups powdered sugar makes 1 cup glaze

for hot bars use cold milk

for cold bars use hot milk

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