Here's our recipe. It has been a favortie of mine for many years. I found it when I was a kid, in my favorite "Betty Crocker's Cookie CookBook".
LEMON-RAISIN CRISSCROSS Cream together:
1 – Cup SHORTENING (part Butter or Margarine)
1 ½ – Cup SUGAR
BEAT in 2 – EGGS (One at a time)
Add 1 - teaspoon LEMON EXTRACT.
In a separate bowl, sift together:
3 ½ - Cups FLOUR
1 ½ - teaspoons CREAM of TARTAR
1 ½ - teaspoons BAKING SODA
and 1/2 - teaspoon SALT.
STIR in
2 – Cups RAISINS
Stir into Shortening mixture.
Roll into 1” balls and place about 3” apart on UNGREASED baking sheet. Flatten with a fork dipped into flour making a Criss-Cross Pattern. BAKE in Moderate Hot (400 deg.) oven for 8 to 10 minutes (3 dozen).