Welsh Cookies

Sent in by Eric Storm

This is a fried cookie. It is not overly sweet, but it is very tasty. It's almost (but not quite) more of a griddle-cake than a cookie.

Difficulty Level: ♦♦ - Any Average Adult Can Do This

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 1 hour
Post-Cooking Time: 20 minutes

Yield: Makes 3 dozen cookies

4 c. flour 3 tsp. baking powder 1 c. sugar 1 c. margarine 1/4 c. milk 1 c. raisins

Preheat skillet or griddle to medium heat Mix flour and baking powder in a large bowl In a medium bowl, beat the eggs Add the sugar, milk, and softened margarine to the eggs and stir until thoroughly combined Add the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until a dough forms Add the raisins and mix just until the raisins are spread throughout the dough Roll out the dough on a floured surface until it's 1/4" thick Cut out cookies about 1 1/2" - 2" in size, using a cookie cutter or a pastry cutter Evenly space on skillet or griddle with at least 1" between cookies Cook until golden brown, then flip over. Approximately 6 minutes per side Remove to a wire rack to let cool.

Helpful Hints

The best thing to use for these cookies is an electric griddle, if you have one. If not, a good cast-iron griddle or skillet would be my next choice.

The cookies will not be uniformly golden-brown when they're done. The edges, for instance, will never brown; they will always be whiteish. Basically, cook them until they're as brown as you want them. On my electric griddle, on setting "3" (from 0-5), it takes 6 minutes per side. But DO NOT crowd your griddle! It's hard to flip them that way, and it overloads the griddle or skillet, as well, causing uneven cooking times.

You can use any dried fruit you want in these; raisins are just the traditional version. I have also tried dried cherries, banana chips, dried apples, and dried mixed fruit. DO NOT use fresh fruit, unless you like cookie dough soup.