Cake & Cookie Recipes > Brown Sugar Cookies

How to make brown sugar cookies:
Sweet, spicy and fruity, these vanilla flavored cookies are tempting at any time of day.



Ingredients

1 cup all purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
3/4 cup salad oil
1/4 cup water
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup raisins
(see measure conversions for more information)

Method

- Sift the first five ingredients together.
- Make a well in the middle of the mixture and add the brown sugar, salad oil, water, eggs and vanilla extract.
- Mix until smooth.
- Fold in the raisins.
- Put teaspoonfuls onto a greased baking sheet.
- Leave plenty of space between each spoonful.
- Bake in a moderate oven for 12-13 minutes.


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