Orange Raisin Cookies – Taste of Home

I am in the midst of a cookie baking blitz with a deadline so I am looking for easy but yummy cookie recipes.  The first one, I have made is the Orange Raisin Cookies, called Orange Drop Cookies by Taste of Home.  I rushed through these, this morning and I ended up with three containers filled with cookies.  I followed this recipe but added about 3/4 cup of golden raisins and used margarine instead of butter.

Orange Raisin Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1 cup margarine, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1/3 cup orange juice
• 1 tablespoon grated orange peel
• 4 cups gluten-free flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 cup golden raisins

Method:

• In a bowl, cream butter and sugar.
• Beat in eggs, orange juice and peel.
• Combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.
• Add raisins.
• Drop by teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. (I used a teaspoon cookie scoop to make these.)
• Bake at 350° for 12-14 minutes or until edges begin to brown.   (Twelve minutes worked for me.)
•  Remove to wire racks to cool. Yield: about 8 dozen.