Name: Raisin Rats Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 36
Ingredients: 2 tsp ground cinnamon; ¼ cup white sugar; 2 cups all purpose flour; 1 cup brown sugar; ¼ tsp ground nutmeg; ¾ cup butter; 1 egg; 1 cup raisins

Raisin Rats Recipe

How To Make Raisin Rats

These easy baked raisin rats cookies are made buttery with a rich brown sugar flavor, hints of spices, and just the right amount of raisins.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 10 minutes

Total: 20 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

2tspground cinnamon
¼cupwhite sugar
2cupsall purpose flour
1cupbrown sugar,packed
¼tspground nutmeg
¾cupbutter,or margarine, softened
1egg
1cupraisins

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly grease cookie sheets.
In a small shallow dish, stir together the cinnamon and white sugar; set aside.
In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, brown sugar, and nutmeg. Cut in butter using a pastry blender or a finger, until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Add egg to the brown sugar mixture, and mix into a stiff dough for 1 to 2 minutes. Mix in raisins.
Roll dough into 1-inch balls, and roll the balls in the cinnamon-sugar mixture. Place cookies 2-inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly browned just around the edges. Remove from baking sheets to wire racks to cool.
Serve and enjoy.