My Grandma's (Beulah Patton) Raisin Filled Cookies
By
Patricia Lefler
@Lakota58
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Ingredients
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1 1/4 clard or butter
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1 cmilk
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3 csugar (reserve 1 c for filling)
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2eggs
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2 tspbaking soda
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1 1/2 tspcream of tarter
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2 tspvanilla
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7 cplain flour (not self-rising)
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2 Tbspplain flour or 1 tbsp cornstarch – for filling
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2 craisins for filling
How to Make My Grandma's (Beulah Patton) Raisin Filled Cookies
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Make Filling:
2 cups raisins covered with 1 inch of water. Cook for 15 minutes.
Then add:
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons plain flour or 1 tablespoon cornstarch
Stir until thickened and remove from heat to cool. - Mix ingredients for cookie dough while raisin filling is cooling.
- Roll out dough and cut out cookies with a biscuit cutter, a clean empty vegetable can, a jar or drinking cup (depending on how big you want your cookies). Spoon 1 tsp to 1 tbsp filling(depending on the size of your cookie)onto center of cookies and top with another cookie that has a slit cut in the center for steam to escape. Seal the cookies around the edges. Bake in 350° oven until golden brown.