Crumbled shortbread cookies with raisins

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 50 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make raisin cookies? Prepare the necessary products. Remove the butter from the refrigerator in advance; it should be soft. Wash the eggs and dry with napkins.

2. STEP 2

   

   Sort the raisins, remove the stems, and cover with hot water for 10 minutes. Then place the raisins in a colander, draining the water. And rinse it well in cool water. Then dry well on a towel.

3. STEP 3

   

   While the raisins are soaking, start preparing the dough. To do this, beat the soft butter with a mixer with sugar and salt for about 5-6 minutes at medium speed. The mass should become light and fluffy. Then add raw eggs and beat for another 3-4 minutes until the sugar dissolves as much as possible.

4. STEP 4

   

   Mix flour with baking powder and sift into the whipped mixture in 3-4 additions, stirring the dough with a spatula each time. At the end you can stir with your hand. You may need more or less flour than I did - focus on the consistency of the dough.

5. STEP 5

   

   Add grated zest and dried raisins to the dough, knead. The dough should be homogeneous and slightly stick to your hands. Wash your hands and wipe dry, so when forming the cookies the dough will not stick at all.

6. STEP 6

   

   Use your hands to form balls the size of a walnut and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment or a baking mat. Lightly press the balls with your fingers until they take the shape of a cake. I used a small lid for this (see photo). The thickness of the cookies is about 0.8-1cm. Don’t make it thinner, otherwise it will turn out tough.

7. STEP 7

   

   Bake cookies in a preheated oven at 200' for about 15-16 minutes. Determine the exact baking time and temperature based on your oven. The cookies will brown well on the bottom, less on top. Cover the finished cookies with a light cotton towel and cool directly on the baking sheet.

8. STEP 8

   

   The inside of the cookies is porous and crumbly. Wait until warm and serve, nice and cool. Makes 32 cookies, these are two large baking sheets, 16 cookies each. They do not increase in size much, but you need to leave a distance between them, so the cookies bake more evenly.

Comments on the recipe

Ksi-ksa

23.12.2023

4.9

Cheap and cheerful! I liked the recipe, and instead of raisins you can use chocolate pieces.

tatyanochka2022

23.12.2023

4.8

I decided to try a new cookie recipe. I chose crumbly shortbread cookies with raisins. Made for 9 servings. It took 200 g of flour, and there were 24 cookies (the cookies turned out to be small, 5-6 cm in diameter). First I prepared the raisins. I filled it with hot water for 10 minutes. Then I drained the water and dried the raisins on a towel. While the raisins were soaking, I prepared the dough. Combined softened butter with sugar and beat the mixture with a mixer (beat for 3 minutes). Then added the egg to the mixture (beat for another 2 minutes). I mixed the flour with baking powder, sifted it, introduced it into the mass gradually, little by little, in 6 additions, mixing the dough thoroughly with a spatula. She added raisins to the dough, mixed everything carefully, gathered the dough into a “bun” and, little by little, pinching it off, began to form small balls. I laid them out in rows on a baking sheet. To make the balls take the shape of a cake, I pressed each one down with a wine cork. The cookies got small dents in the center. I baked the cookies for 15 minutes at 200°. The cookies turned out sweet, crumbly, very tasty. Excellent recipe! Thank you very much!

Veronica

23.12.2023

4.5

Svetlana, yesterday I made cookies according to your recipe. It turned out not just delicious, but VERY tasty!!! The result was soft, airy cookies with a crispy crust. They even reminded me a little of small cupcakes from the capital. I made it for half a batch, it turned out to be 20 cookies. I slightly reduced the amount of sugar and 10 grams of butter. I baked for 17 minutes, but 15-16 is quite enough, as the author suggests!!! At home I really liked the cookies, they want more Svetlana, thank you very much for the recipe, the recipe is excellent I recommend these cookies to everyone))) here is my photo report)))

Love

23.12.2023

5

Wonderful recipe. The cookies turned out delicious and crumbly. I used a little more flour and baked for 25 minutes.

Alina

23.12.2023

4.9

It turned out to be a delicious crumbly cookie. There were no difficulties in cooking. Baked for only 12 minutes. Thanks for the recipe!