Family Favorite Raisin Filled Cookies Recipes

RAISIN-FILLED COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream sugars and butter. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and nutmeg; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Cover and refrigerate until easy to handle. , For filling, in a saucepan, combine the cornstarch, flour and brown sugar. Stir in water until smooth. Add raisins. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir and cook for 3 minutes or until thickened. Cool. , On a floured surface, roll out dough into 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with floured 3-in.-round cookie cutters. Spoon 2 teaspoons filling on top of half the circles and top each with another circle. Pinch edges together and cut slit in top. , Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-13 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.

RAISIN FILLED COOKIES

Steps:

• Cover the ingredients with water and bring to a boil in a medium sauce pan. Then add 1/2 c. melted butter and 5 Tbsp. of flour to thicken. Once thick, remove mixture from heat and set aside to cool.
• Cream together the sugar, shortening, and eggs. Then mix in all the other ingredients.
• Roll out into Tbsp sized balls and flatten into rounds. Put down one round, add filling in the center, then top with another round and seal around the edges with finger tips. Bake at 400 degrees for about 8 minutes, or until light brown in color. Cool completely. (optional: sprinkle with a little cinnamon and sugar)

FAMILY FAVORITE RAISIN-FILLED COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Whisk 3 1/2 cups flour, 1 cup sugar, cream of tartar, and baking soda together in a bowl. Mix vegetable shortening, milk, egg, and vanilla extract into dry ingredients to make a dough. Roll the dough out 1/4-inch thick on a floured work surface. Cut dough into 2 1/2-inch rounds using a biscuit cutter or glass.
• Combine raisins, 1/2 cup sugar, and 1 tablespoon flour in a bowl; stir to coat raisins. Spoon 1 rounded teaspoon of raisin mixture into center of a cookie round and top with another round. Use a fork to crimp the edges together to make little pies. Place cookies onto a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are lightly golden brown, about 11 minutes. Watch carefully to prevent burning.
• Gather cut scraps of dough, gently form into a ball, and roll out again. Repeat steps as before until all dough and filling are used up.