I expect you could substitute just about anything for the nuts and raisins here. Drop cookies are a staple of the kitchen cookie jar. They are easy and fast to make, and they always taste good. Of course, drop cookies are called such because you drop a dollop of the batter from a spoon onto the baking sheet.
Drop Cookies
1 c butter (cream)
1 c walnuts (chopped)
1 c seedless raisins
3 eggs (beaten)
2 c brown sugar
1 teas soda (level)
2 teas warm water
3 c flour