Spiced Sugar Cookies

Here's a recipe from long ago that I enjoyed as a girl, handed down to me from my great-great grandmother, Emma McKelvy.


1 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup shortening
2 eggs
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
2 Tablespoons milk
1/2 cup black walnuts
1/2 cup chopped raisins


Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In large mixing bowl, cream together sugars and shortening. Add eggs and mix well. In small bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg. Add to creamed mixture along with milk. Stir in walnuts and raisins.. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet. Press flat with a smooth bottomed glass dipped in sugar. Bake for 10 minutes until golden brown. Cool on wire racks.