raisin filled cookies
My dad's aunt made these for him as a child. I make them every year for his birthday. This is one of those recipes from yesteryear! Hope you enjoy. These cookies are rich. You can also fold a single circle in half to create a half moon to create a smaller cookie.
Blue Ribbon Recipe
These raisin filled cookies will take you back to Grandma's kitchen. They are soft, buttery cookies with a warm raisin center. The raisin filling is rich and jammy with hints of vanilla and nutmeg. An old-fashioned recipe that would make a wonderful gift and would be delicious on a holiday cookie tray.
prep time
3 Hr
cook time
10 Min
method
Bake
yield
12 serving(s)
Ingredients
- COOKIE DOUGH
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup butter
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- RAISIN FILLING
- 1 3/4 cups raisins
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 pinch ground nutmeg
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 tablespoons corn starch
How To Make raisin filled cookies
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Step 1COOKIE DOUGH: Sift flour, baking soda, and baking powder together and set aside. Cream sugar and butter. Add eggs, milk, and vanilla. -
Step 2Add sifted dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. You may have to add up to 4 cups of flour to get a workable dough.
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Step 3Chill the dough.
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Step 4RAISIN FILLING: Boil raisins in water for 5-10 minutes. Add sugar and vanilla.
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Step 5Combine nutmeg, salt, and corn starch and slowly stir into boiling raisins. Stir and cook until thickened. Cool before placing the filling between the layers of cookie dough.
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Step 6When the dough is cold, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Roll the chilled dough out on a floured surface to the desired thickness for each cookie. Cut with a round cookie cutter. I use a biscuit cutter.
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Step 7Place cookie circles on a sprayed baking pan. Add a small amount of cooled raisin filling to each cookie. Do NOT overfill or your cookies will leak while baking. Top with a remaining cookie circle. Seal edges.
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Step 8Bake at 350 degrees until lightly browned, about 8 - 10 minutes. Cool.
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