FROSTED MAPLE COOKIES

*1954 Recipe*
1C seedless raisins
3/4C water
1teaspoon baking soda
1/2C butter, softened
1 1/2C powdered sugar
2 eggs, beaten
2 2/3C sifted all-purpose flour
1/4teaspoon salt
2 1/2teaspoon maple flavoring
Preheat oven 350. Cook raisins in water about 10 minutes on medium heat or until enough liquid remains to measure 1/2 cup. Add baking soda; cool. Cream butter and powdered sugar. Add eggs one at a time; beating well after each addition. Add salt and shifted flour. Maple flavoring and cooled raisin mixture. Drop rounded teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets.

Bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes. When cool, frost with maple cream frosting. Makes about 6 dozen. This cookie is not to sweet and a very old Christmas cookie before all the fancy ones were created.

Maple Cream Frosting
1/4C butter, softened
1 3/4C powdered sugar
2Tablespoons whipping cream
1teaspoon maple flavoring
Cream butter; add powdered sugar gradually. Mix in cream and add flavoring. Spread on top of cooled cookies.