Name: Ground Raisin Cookies
Ingredients: 1 cup butter or margarine; 1 2/3 cup sugar; 2 eggs; 2 cup oatmeal; 2 cup flour; 1 tsp baking soda; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 cup raisins (measure then grind); 1 tsp vanilla; 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Ground Raisin Cookies

Ingredients

1 cup butter or margarine
1 2/3 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 cups oatmeal
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup raisins (measure then grind)
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Instructions

Mix thoroughly butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla. Mix in ground fruit. Combine dry ingredients except oatmeal and nuts; stir in. Add oatmeal and nuts and mix well. Form into small balls, about the size of a walnut. Put on ungreased cookie sheet and flatten with the ball of your hand. Bake 9-10 minutes at 350. Makes about six dozen. Note: Try a combination of ground raisins, ground dates, and ground craisins (dried cranberries). Also dried apricots and dried cherries. Try sunflower seeds and cashews in place of walnuts.