Raisin Filled Cookies Recipes

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.

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• To prepare the filling, add the filling ingredients to a medium-size bowl and mix with a spatula until evenly incorporated. Place the mixture into an airtight container and refrigerate for 8 hours, or overnight. To prepare the cookie dough, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside. With a stand or hand mixer, cream the butter, cream cheese, and both sugars. Add the egg and vanilla and mix until incorporated. Add the flour mixture in two batches, alternating with the milk. Remove the dough from mixing bowl and form it into a disc. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 6 hours, or overnight. To bake the cookies, preheat the oven to 350°F. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper and set aside. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the now-chilled dough until it's 1/8" thick. Lightly flour two round cookie cutters, one 2-1/2" and one 3". Press them into the dough to shape your cookies. Place the 2-1/2" cut circles onto the prepared cookie sheets. Spoon one heaping Tbsp of the filling and place it in the middle of each circle. With a little bit of water, lightly wet the edges of the cookie with your fingers. Top each with a 3" round cutout. Seal the edges together, pressing with your fingers and cut a small slit right over the filling of each cookie. Bake for 14-16 minutes, or until lightly browned. Move the cookies to cooling racks.

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.

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).

Steps:

• Raisin Mixture: Soak raisins in hot water.
• When plumb and soft, drain water and grind.
• 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: 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 (about) ground raisin mixture to each cookie.
• Top with another round cookie, pinch sides together.
• Bake@ 350 8-10 minutes or until just starting to brown.

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• 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.

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• Filling:
• Combine all ingredients and cook until thick and clear. Cool before putting on cookie dough.
• Method: beat shortening, sugar, eggs and vanilla until light and fluffy. Sift together baking powder, soda, salt and flour. Add alternately with milk. Mix thoroughly. Chill in refrigerator.
• Roll dough and cut with round cookie cutter. Put a spoonful of filling between cookies and seal around the edges with thumb.
• Bake at 400F for 8-10 minutes until lightly browned.

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.

Steps:

• For dough:.
• Cream together shortening and sugars.
• Add eggs, one at a time. Beating well after each addition.
• Stir in water.
• In a small bowl, mix flour, salt and soda.
• Add wet ingredients, mixing well.
• Divide dough into four parts.
• Roll each section into a 2 inch thick log.
• Wrap in plastic wrap or wax paper.
• Chill for several hours or overnight.
• For Filling:.
• Combine ingredients for filling in a saucepan.
• Stir and heat to boiling.
• Cook until thickened - then cool.
• Heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Using one roll of dough at a time, cut dough into 1/4 inch thick slices.
• Lay slices on a greased baking sheet, leaving ample space between cookies.
• Place a teaspoon of filling on dough.
• Place another slice of dough on top, dough slices can be left unsealed, or for a slight decoration, press together with tines of a fork.
• Bake 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Cool on rack, cookies freeze well.

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• For filling, mix raisins, salt, sugar, nutmeg, and vinegar in a sauce pan. Put on to boil and when boiling, add cornstarch dissolved in water. After it comes to a full boil again, remove from heat and set aside to cool.
• For dough, cream the shortening, sugar, and eggs, and then add the salt, extract, milk, and nutmeg. Add enough flour (about 5 cups) to make the dough easy to handle.
• Roll dough on a floured surface to a thickness similar to pie crust (about 1/8 inch). Use a cookie cutter to cut circles about 3 inches across. Drop a teaspoon of filling on a circle and cover with another, pressing out all air and press around the edges to seal.
• Optional: Brush top surface with milk and sprinkle with granulated sugar.
• Place on a cookie sheet and bake at 350 F for 18-20 minutes.

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• Cook filling ingredients in a saucepan over low heat until thick, about five minutes.
• Mix butter and sugar together then add the flour, salt, baking soda and oats and mix until it resembles crumbs.
• Press half of mix into a 9 X 13" pan.
• Spread on raisin filling.
• Pat on remain crumb mixture to cover all the filling.
• Bake at 400° for 20 to 25 minutes.
• Cool and cut into bars.

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• Cook filling: Place the 1/2 cup sugar and 1 cup ground raisins in food processor.
• Add cornstarch, 1/2 cup water and salt.
• When cooked and thick, add nuts.
• To make dough, combine rest of ingredients to a soft dough.
• Roll out thin.
• Cut with cookie cutter.
• Put teaspoon of filling on one cookie and then top with another cookie. Pinch edges together.
• Bake in moderate oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 10 minutes or until browned.