Spirited Raisin Cookies

1 cup raisins

½ cup warm rum

1 cup butter, softened

½ cup powdered sugar, sifted

2 cups flour

¼ tsp salt

¼ tsp baking powder

Preheat oven to 375°.

Bring raisins to boil in rum. Remove from heat. Cover and let stand 30 minutes. Drain. Cream butter and sugar. Sift flour with salt and baking powder; add gradually to creamed mixture. Add raisins. Roll out dough to ½ inch thickness on floured board. Cut with cookie cutters. Decorate with cookie stamps. [optional] Bake for 20 minutes. Makes 12 cookies.