Russian Rocks

Name: Russian Rocks
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 48 cookies
Ingredients: 1 cup butter or 1 cup oleo; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 3 1/2 cups flour; 3 eggs; 1 cup raisins; 1 cup nuts; 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg; 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; 2 teaspoons water

Submitted by Impera_Magna

"Posted by request, this was my grandmother's recipe, handwritten on yellow lined note paper and dated "1972" along w/ a notation: "Easy to make." My grandmother was born in 1890 in Chichester, England, and moved to the US in the early 1900s. She was a very special lady, beloved of all her grandchildren. Recipe is exactly as written by my grandmother with no changes. Prep time and amount are estimates."

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Ready In:: 22mins
Ingredients:: 9
Yields:: 48 cookies

ingredients

1 cup butter or 1 cup oleo
1 ¹⁄₂ cups sugar
3 ¹⁄₂ cups flour
3 eggs
1 cup raisins
1 cup nuts
¹⁄₂ teaspoon nutmeg
¹⁄₂ teaspoon cinnamon
2 teaspoons water

directions

Drop by tea spoon on oiled cookie sheet.
Bake 350 for about 12 minutes.

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Reviews

These are heavenly! I can see why your grandmother called them rocks, without any baking powder or other leavening they are a bit "heavy," but yummy nonetheless (where does the Russian come in?). I used chopped almonds for the nuts. Dropped them by the spoonful on parchment paper on the cookie sheet. I think next time I might leave out the cinnamon, add a bit of cocoa and these would taste like a Cadbury's Fruit and Nut bar, or a Chunky cookie. Thanks for the recipe, it's a good one!

Mirj2338