pumpkin raisin filled cookies
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
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine
- 1/2 cup crisco shortening
- 3/4 cup pumpkin (you can add less if desired)
- 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
- 3 - eggs
- 5 cups flour, sifted
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3 tablespoons buttermilk or sour milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- FILLING:
- 1 1/2 cups raisins
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 2 cups boiling water
- - sprinkle of cinnamon
How To Make pumpkin raisin filled cookies
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Step 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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Step 2in a large mixing bowl cream together sugars, butter, Crisco, pumpkin, and vanilla until fluffy.
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Step 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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Step 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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Step 5Bake for 15-20 mins. until golden brown.
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