• 1/3 cup margarine, butter or shortening
• 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoons salt
• 1 egg, beaten
• ½ currants or raisins
• 4 to 6 tablespoons half and half
• 1 egg beaten

Heat oven to 400°F. Cut margarine into flour, sugar, baking powder and salt until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Stir in 1 egg, the currants and just enough half and half so dough leaves side of bowl. Turn dough onto lightly floured surface. Knead lightly 10 times. Roll ½ inch thick.

Cut dough into 2 l/4 inch circles with floured cutter. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Brush with one egg. Bake until golden, 10 to 12 minutes. Immediately remove from cookie sheet.

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