Old Fashioned Raisin Cookies 1 Recipes

OLD-FASHIONED RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the first six ingredients. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Cool. , In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 2-3 hours or until easy to handle. , On a lightly floured surface, roll half of the dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a 2-in. round cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Place 1 teaspoon of raisin filling in the center of each cookie. , Roll out remaining dough. Cut with a 2-in. cookie cutter. With a 1-in. round cookie cutter, cut a hole in the center of each; place over filling. With a fork, press edges to seal. , Bake at 400° for 10-12 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.

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.

OLD-FASHIONED RAISIN SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425°; lightly grease (or line with parchment) two baking sheets.
• In a bowl, beat together the butter, sugar, vanilla, baking powder, and salt.
• When smooth, beat in the egg.
• Add the flour and raisins, stirring until well combined.
• Drop the dough by the tablespoonful onto prepared baking sheets.
• Using the bottom of a glass dipped in sugar, flatted the dough to a scant 1/2 inch thick.
• Bake the cookies for 9 minutes, until they are barely set and just starting to brown around the edges.
• Remove them from the oven, let them rest on the pan until you can move them without them breaking, then transfer to a rack to cool.
• *For crisp cookies, bake in a 350° preheated oven for 13-15 minutes, until the cookies are starting to brown around the edges.

OLD FASHIONED OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Simmer raisins and water in saucepan over low heat until plump for 20 minutes.
• Drain raisin liquid into measuring cup.
• Add water to make 1/2 cup.
• Heat oven to 400 degrees.
• Cream shortening, sugar, eggs and vanilla.
• Stir in raisin liquid.
• Measure flour and combine with, baking powder, baking soda, salt and spices.
• Stir into creamed mixture.
• Add oats, nuts and raisins.
• Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2" apart onto ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake for 10 minutes.

OLD-FASHIONED RAISIN-FILLED COOKIES

Steps:

• Filling:.
• Cook raisins with sugar and water for 10 to 15 minutes, or until thick, stirring occasionally.
• Remove from heat and add lemon juice and butter.
• Let cool while preparing dough.
• Cookie Dough:.
• Cream sugar and butter; add egg and mix well.
• Combine flour, baking powder, and salt, and add alternately to sugar mixture with milk and vanilla extract.
• Roll out a portion of the dough to 1/8-inch thickness and cut into rounds with a biscuit cutter.
• Place a teaspoonful of filling on the center of a round, then cover with another round and press edges together.
• Bake at 350 degrees F until golden brown (10 to 15 minutes).

OLD FASHIONED RAISIN COOKIES (ACADIAN)

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix the ingredients together in the order given.
• Drop by heaping teaspoon onto greased cookie sheet.
• Bake in 350°F oven until lightly brown, about 10-15 minutes.