National Chocolate-Covered Raisin Day

Today is National Chocolate-Covered Raisin Day. Why not? To celebrate, here’s a recipe for chocolate-covered raisin cookies, courtesy of the people at CDKitchen.com:

Chocolate-Covered Raisin Cookies
2 cups Flour
1 teaspoon Baking soda
1 teaspoon Salt
2 teaspoons Cinnamon
1 cup Butter or margarine, softened
1 cup Brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup Granulated sugar
1 Egg
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 1/2 cup Chocolate-covered raisins

Directions:
Sift together flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Set aside. Cream butter with brown sugar and granulated sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla. Mix together dry ingredients with butter mixture. Mix in chocolate-covered raisins.

Drop rounded heaping teaspoons of batter onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 375 degreesF for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely on a wire rack.

Makes 10

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