Ingredients:

• 3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 3 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp. ground cloves
• 1 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• ½ cup milk
• ½ cup molasses
• ¾ cup seedless raisins

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Sift together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and cloves. Set aside. Cream shortening and sugar until light: add eggs. Mix well: combine milk with molasses and add to creamed mixture. Stir in the raisins and the flour mixture; mix well. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets: bake in 375 degree oven for about 12 minutes. Begin checking them at about 10 minutes. I lift one a little with the spatula and it should be light to medium brown when done. Remove from cookie sheet to rack to cool. Makes 4-4 ½ dozen.

These are Brett Lewis’s favorite cookies. This is an old recipe. I heat the oven to 350 degrees if using dark cookie sheets. I use dark molasses and dark raisins.