NUTTY COOKIES

1 CUP LIGHTLY SALTED BUTTER AT ROOM TEMPERATURE
1 CUP PACKED LIGHT BROWN SUGAR
1 EGG
1/3 CUP PURE MAPLE SYRUP
1 TEASPOON VANILLA FLAVORING
2 TEASPOONS MAPLE FLAVORING
2 CUPS UNBLEACHED FLOUR, SIFTED
1/2 TEASPOON BAKING POWDER
2 CUPS COARSELY BROKEN CASHEW NUTS MIXED WITH FILBERT NUTS
1/4 CUP RAISINS, SOAKED IN WATER FOR 5 MINUTES AND WELL DRAINED

PREHEAT OVEN TO 350 DEGREES. CREAM SOFTENED BUTTER AND BROWN SUGAR. BEAT IN EGG, SYRUP AND EXTRACTS UNTIL LIGHT AND FLUFFY. STIR IN BY HAND SIFTED FLOUR AND BAKING POWDER. FOLD IN NUTS AND RAISINS. DROP BY ROUNDED TEASPOONFULS ONTO AN UNGREASED BAKING SHEET. BAKE FOR 12 MINUTES AT 350 DEGREES. MAKES 3 1/2 DOZEN COOKIES.