ROCKS

- 350 degrees Fahrenheit
- 5-7 minutes until brown (do not overbake)
- Lightly greased cookie sheets
- Makes about 6 dozen cookies

250 g unsalted butter
300 g light or dark brown sugar (or a combination)
3 eggs, separated
5 g baking soda, dissolved in 45 ml (3 tablespoons) boiling water
400 g all-purpose flour
3 g ground cinnamon
1 g ground cloves
3 g kosher salt
200 g raisins
150 g chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Cream butter and sugar/s until fluffy.
Add 3 well-beaten egg yolks; and baking soda/boiling water mixture.
Sift together flour, spices and salt. Dredge raisins and nuts in sifted ingredients.
Stir flour/raisin/nut mixture into creamed butter mixture.
Beat 3 egg whites until stiff and dry. Fold into butter/flour mixture.
Drop batter by teaspoonfuls onto lightly greased cookie sheets. Bake 5-7 minutes until brown (do not overbake). Remove to rack to cool.