Raisin Puff Cookies

1 cup seedless raisins
1 cup golden raisins
1 cup water

Cook until water is gone, but watch so it doesn't burn.  Set aside.

1 cup shortening
1 1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
 3 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
grated peel of one orange (about 1 Tbsp)

Cream shortening, add sugar and mix well.  Add eggs and vanilla and mix well.
Add dry ingredients a little a time until the flour is mixed in.  Add raisins and mix. 
Form one inch balls and roll in granulated sugar. Bake on greased cookie sheet in 400 degree oven for 10-12 minutes.

Note:  I remember grandma making these, but the raisins were a filling and not mixed in...  Hmm - I'll have to keep looking through her recipes to find the right one.