Raisin Filled Cookies

By Gigirox

Ingredients

• Filling:
• 1 1/2 lbs raisins
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/2 cup flour
• Cookie:
• 6 cups flour
• 3 tablespoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 cups butter
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 4 large eggs, beaten
• 1 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

Raisin Mixture:
-Soak raisins in hot water.

-When plump and soft, drain water.

-Put in saucepan and add sugar, salt, and water.

-Mix the flour with just enough water to make smooth paste, then add to raisin mixture.

-Let come to boil, then set off to cool.

Cookie: preheat oven 350*

-In large mixing bowl, cream together butter& sugar.

-Beat in eggs.

-Add milk and vanilla.

-Mix until well blended.

-Combine dry ingredients together and add to butter mixture.

-Roll out onto flour surface to about 1/4 inch thickness.

-Cut with round cutter.

-Lay on cookie sheet, and add 1 Tablespoon raisin mixture to each cookie.

-Top with another round cookie, pinch sides together.

-Bake@ 350 8-10 minutes or until just starting to brown.