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RAISIN-FILLED COOKIES

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Our family has been making these flavorful cookies for years and years. We love the sweet raisin filling hidden in each cookie. &Mdash; Barbara Noel, Junction City, Kansas

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 40m

Yield about 3-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 17

Ingredients

1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup sugar
1 cup butter, softened
3 large eggs
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
5 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons buttermilk
FILLING:
1 tablespoon cornstarch
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 cups boiling water
1-1/2 cup seedless raisins

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 351 calories, Fat 10g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 54mg cholesterol, Sodium 245mg sodium, Carbohydrate 62g carbohydrate (37g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 5g protein.

FIG-FILLED COOKIES

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Family and friends know I have a fondness for Christmas cookies. Each year after Thanksgiving, they begin asking when the cookies will be ready!

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 45m

Yield About 2-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 21

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
FILLING:
2/3 cup finely chopped raisins
1/2 cup finely chopped dates
1/2 cup finely chopped dried figs
1/2 cup orange juice
1/3 cup finely chopped dried cherries or cranberries
2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
GLAZE:
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
2 to 3 teaspoons lemon juice

Steps:

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; stir into the creamed mixture. Divide dough in half; cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours., In a saucepan, combine the first eight filling ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 4-6 minutes or until the fruit is tender and liquid is absorbed, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat; stir in pecans. Cool to room temperature., Roll out each portion of dough between two pieces of waxed paper into a 10x8-in. rectangle. Cut each into two 10x4-in. rectangles. Spread 1/2 cup filling down the center of each rectangle. Starting at a long side, fold dough over filling; fold other side over top. Pinch to seal seams and edges. Place seam side down on parchment-lined baking sheets., Bake at 375° for 10-15 minutes or until lightly browned. Cut each rectangle diagonally into 1-in. strips. Remove to wire racks to cool. Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over cookies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 259 calories, Fat 10g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 31mg cholesterol, Sodium 151mg sodium, Carbohydrate 42g carbohydrate (27g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 3g protein.