Raisin Filled Cookies

By jonil

Ingredients

• Filling:
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup vegetable shortening
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 cup milk
• 7 cups flour
• 4 tsp cream of tartar
• 1 Tbls baking powder
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 2 cups chopped or ground raisins
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tsp flour
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cups chopped walnuts

Preparation

Step 1

Cream sugar and shortening until light and fluffy.

Stir in eggs, milk, flour, cream of tartar, baking powder, baking soda and vanilla.

Roll dough thin.

Cut round 2 1/2" cookies and place on lightly greased baking sheets.

Put 1 tsp filling (see directions below) on each cookie round and cover with another cookie round.

Seal edges with a fork.

Make a small slip in top of each.

Bake raisin cookies at 325 for about 10 minutes.

Store raisin cookies in a tightly covered container.

To make filling:
Chop raisins in food processor or put through a grinder.

Comine 2 cups chopped or ground raisins, 1 cup sugar, 2 tsp flour and 1 cup water in saucepan.

Cook until raisin mixture is thick.

Let mixture cool, then add 1/2 cup chopped nuts.