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Ingredients
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 2 1/2 cups |
| baking soda: 2 tsp |
| ground cinnamon: 2 tsp |
| ground ginger: 2 tsp |
| ground cloves: 1 tsp |
| salt: 1/4 tsp |
| whole bran cereal: 2 cups |
| seedless raisins (packed): 1 1/2 cups |
| multipurpose shortening: 1 cup |
| light brown sugar (packed): 1 1/2 cups (firmly packed) |
| eggs: 2 |
| molasses: 3/4 cup |
| granulated sugar: 3/4 cup (optional) |
All-Bran* Original Jumbo Raisin Spice Cookies
Credit: Food.com
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Prep Time
20 min -
Cook Time
8 min -
Servings
36 serving(s)
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- ((I soak my raisins in water for a few hours before making the cookies, just to plump 'em up.)).
- Stir together flour, soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and salt. Mix in cereal and raisins. Set aside.
- Cream together shortening and brown sugar in large mixer bowl. Beat in eggs and molasses. Stir in dry ingredients mixing until well combined ( mixture will be quite dry ).
- Shape dough into 4 cm (1 1/2") balls; roll in granulated sugar if desired. Place on lightly greased cookie sheets and flatten with a fork, allowing 6 cookies per sheet.
- Bake at 190C (375F) 7 - 8 minutes or until lightly browned. ( Do not overbake or cookies become very crunchy when cooled ) . Cool on baking sheets 2 - 3 minutes, then remove to racks to cool completely. Store in airtight container.