pumpkin raisin filled cookies
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I was messing around in my kitchen wondering what kind of cookie to make. My husband asked for raisin filled cookies, but I wanted to "Bam" them up a bit and tossed in some canned pumpkin and voila! Very tasty indeed. Just a nice hint of pumpkin flavoring.
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yield
2 dozen
Ingredients For pumpkin raisin filled cookies
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1 cbrown sugar
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1 cgranulated sugar
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1/2 cbutter or margarine
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1/2 ccrisco shortening
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3/4 cpumpkin (you can add less if desired)
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2 Tbspvanilla extract
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3eggs
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5 cflour, sifted
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1 tspbaking soda
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3 Tbspbuttermilk or sour milk
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1 1/2 tsppumpkin pie spice
- FILLING:
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1 1/2 craisins
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1 cbrown sugar
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1 Tbspflour
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2 cboiling water
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sprinkle of cinnamon
How To Make pumpkin raisin filled cookies
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1Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease your cookie sheets and set aside. Make the filling by cooking together raisins, brown sugar flour boiling water and cinnamon. Cook until thick; set aside to cool.
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2in a large mixing bowl cream together sugars, butter, Crisco, pumpkin, and vanilla until fluffy.
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3Sift together the dry ingredients and add to wet mixture. Gradually add buttermilk; mix well. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour or more.
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4Remove and on a flowered surface roll out your dough and cut into a round (I use a glass - like grandma use to to). Place 1 Tblsp. filling in center and cover with another cookie round. Crimp the edges to seal.
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5Bake for 15-20 mins. until golden brown.
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