President Lincoln’s Raisin Cookies

Step 1: Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.

Step 2: Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper and set aside.

Step 3: In large bowl cream together sugar and butter, then add egg and mix well.

Step 4: Sift ingredients together in another bowl.

Step 5: Add to wet ingredients stir until combined.

Step 6: Add raisins,(or currants) stir, then cover bowl with plastic wrap and let sit in refrigerator for 1 hour (you can leave the dough in fridge up to 12 hours).

Step 7: (Or roll into along and wrap with Saran wrap and put in fridge and slice and bake)

Step 8: On lightly floured surface roll dough to 1/4 inch thickness.

Step 9: With a cookie cutter cut out cookies and place 1 inch apart on baking sheet.

Step 10: With a pastry brush lightly brush cookies with milk, then sprinkle with sugar.

Step 11: Bake for 8-12 minutes or until edges start to lightly brown.