1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar (packed)
1 egg, beaten
1/4 cup sour cream
1/4 cup milk
2 cup all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 pinch salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1 cup raisins
GLAZE
3/4 cup powdered sugar, sifted
2 tbsp half and half
3 drop vanilla
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 F (175 C). Grease several baking sheets with
butter and dust with flour. In a large bowl, beat butter with brown
sugar until very creamy. Beat in egg, sour cream and milk. Sift
flour, baking powder, salt and allspice into bowl; mix well. Stir in
raisins. Drop heaping teaspoonfuls of mixture onto prepared baking
sheets, spacing well apapt. Using a fork dipped in cold water,
flatten each teaspoonful slightly. Bake about 15 minutes or until
lightly browned. Meanwhile, prepare glaze. In a small bowl, beat
together powdered sugar, half and half and vanilla until smooth. As
soon as the cookies come out of the oven, brush a thin layer of glaze
over each one. Place on a wire rack to cool. Source: "The Book of
Cookies" by Pat Alburey, HP Books.
Servings: 36 servings
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