Erma's Raisin Criss Cross Cookies (untested)

This recipe is written in ballpoint pen in my Grammy's handwriting. Erma was Elsie's stepmother and the great grandmother I was fortunate to know and love as a child. These cookies were among my favorites. Erma (I knew her as Grandma Munce) had a porcelain cookie jar stocked with cookies every time we came to visit her. The sound of the clink of a ceramic cookie jar lid takes me right back to Grandma Munce's kitchen.

Makes about 3 dozen cookies

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup fat
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1 teaspoon lemon extract
• 1 3/4 cup flour
• 3/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 3/4 teaspoon soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chopped raisins and grated lemon rind (if desired)

Instructions:

1. Mix fat, sugar and egg thoroughly
2. Stir in milk and lemon extract
3. Sift together dry ingredients and stir into wet mixture
4. Stir in raisins and lemon rind (if desired)
5. Roll into balls the size of small walnuts
6. Place balls about 3-inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet
7. Flatten each ball with a fork dipped in flour, making a criss-cross imprint
8. Bake 8-10 minutes at 400°F