Prune And Raisin Filled Cookies Recipes

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).

ITALIAN DATE RAISIN FILLED COOKIE

Steps:

• Cream shortening and sugar; add eggs.
• Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together.
• Add milk and vanilla.
• Mix well; roll out dough 1/4 inch thick.
• Cut with a round cutter.
• Place on cookie sheet.
• Brush top of cookie with egg white.
• Top with filling.
• Bake at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 minutes.
• FILLING:.
• Grind raisins, dates and candied cherries in a food processer.
• Cook on top of stove until thick, stirring constantly. This stuff will probably burn like no one's business.