Cracker barrel raisin cookies

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       Title: Cracker Barrel Raisin Cookies
  Categories: Cookies
       Yield: 72 servings
  
       4 c  Flour
       1 ts Baking soda
       1 ts Salt
     1/2 ts Nutmeg
       3 c  Raisins
            Boiling water
       1 c  Butter
   1 1/2 tb Vanilla
     3/4 c  Granulated sugar
     3/4 c  Light brown sugar; firmly
            -packed
       1    Egg
     2/3 c  Sour cream
  
   Pour boiling water over the raisins and let stand for about 10 minutes;
   drain the raisins.    Cream butter, sugar and egg together well; add rest
   of ingredients including raisins and mix well. Refrigerate dough to chill.
   Roll into 1-inch balls and place 2 to 2 1/2 inches apart on a greased
   cookie sheet. If you want, you can drop by tablespoons instead of putting
   into rolls. Flatten with a fork first one way and then the other. Bake at
   375~ for about 15 minutes or until the cookies are golden brown.
  
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