1/2 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup raisins
1 cup chopped walnuts

Heat oven to 350. Grease cookie sheets. Combine butter, brown sugar, egg and vanilla. Beat until light and fluffy. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt. Mix well. Stir raisins and walnuts. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets.

Bake in upper third of oven at 350 for 10 - 12 minutes. Remove from cookie sheets. Cool on wire racks.