Best Grandmas Old Fashioned Filled Cookies Recipes

GRANDMA'S OLD FASHIONED FILLED COOKIES

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Grandma made these cookies but Grandpa Carr handed them out to kids. He had a rule: If 2 cookies stick together you get them both. I usually make these with cherry or apricot filling now, but Grandma almost always used raisins.

Provided by Kathie Carr

Categories Cookies

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 16

Ingredients

COOKIES:
2 c sugar
2 eggs
1 c plus 2 tsp. shortening
1 tsp vanilla extract
6 c flour
4 tsp cream of tartar
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 c milk
FILLING:
3 c raisins, dates, or dried apricots or cherries
2 tsp flour
1 c sugar
1 c water
1/2 c finely chopped nuts (optional)

Steps:

1. Cream together sugar, eggs, shortening, and vanilla. Sift together 5 cups flour, salt, cream of tartar, and soda. Add alternately with milk. Add last cup flour gradually. Dough should be soft. Chill thoroughly.
2. Combine ingredients for filling in saucepan. Cook for 10-15 minutes, stirring, until thickened. Cool. After dough and filling are chilled, roll dough 1/4 inch thick on floured board. Use a 2-inch cookie cutter dipped in flour. Cut out cookies and place on lightly greased cookie sheet 2 inches apart. Place 1 heaping teaspoon of filling on cookie circle, then top with another cookie circle. Press edges together with a fork and prick top of cookies to allow steam to escape. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes until golden brown. Time will vary by thickness of cookies and amount of filling used so watch closely while baking..

GRANDMA'S DATE FILLED COOKIES

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These cookies have two layers of delicious and light sugar cookies sandwiched with date filling. I even loved these as a kid, when dates weren't COOL!

Provided by Epi-curious

Categories Dessert

Time 35m

Yield 24 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups dates, cut up fine (You may use a combination of figs, raisins and dates -l/2 cup each- if you prefer)
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon flour
1/2 cup water
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 tablespoons heavy cream or 2 tablespoons canned milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/2 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt

Steps:

Mix in a sauce pan the dates, sugar and TBSP of flour, water, and lemon juice. Cook this for about 5 minutes on a medium heat, until all are blended well.
Mix together the shortening, sugar, and eggs.
Stir in the 2 Tbsps. thick cream and l teaspoons vanilla.
Sift together the 2 1/2 cups of flour, baking soda and salt. Add to shortening mix to form dough.
Chill dough for at least 1 to 2 hours.
Roll out dough in thin layers in small batches and cut with round cookie cutter.
Put mixture (about a tbsp.) in the center between 2 thin cookies pressed together.
Bake at 350 degrees on lightly greased sheet pan for 8-10 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 171.5, Fat 5.3, SaturatedFat 1.5, Cholesterol 17.2, Sodium 68.7, Carbohydrate 29.7, Fiber 1.1, Sugar 18.4, Protein 2.1

GRANNY'S FILLED COOKIES

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My granny always made these around Christmas. They are the easiest, best tasting cookies around. Be warned, they are addictive.

Provided by Kim Borris

Categories Desserts Cookies Filled Cookie Recipes

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 4

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 cup butter, softened
12 ounces any flavor fruit jam

Steps:

Mix cream cheese and butter well in large bowl until well blended and creamy.
Add in flour slowly, beating well after each addition. Roll dough into 1-inch balls and wrap well in cellophane. Store in fridge overnight.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
Roll out dough balls flat and place a 1/2 teaspoon full of the jam in the center. Fold sides over and place on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake for 13-15 minutes until brown and the jam starts to bubble hard. Cool for 3 minutes and place on cooling rack. Sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 196.2 calories, Carbohydrate 21.8 g, Cholesterol 30.6 mg, Fat 11.1 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 2.5 g, SaturatedFat 6.9 g, Sodium 86.9 mg, Sugar 6.9 g

GRANDMA'S RAISIN FILLED COOKIES

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My Grandmother always had these on hand whenever we would come to visit. We always gobbled them up. I never truly appreciated them tho, until I finally was given the recipe and realized the TIME that went into them. I recommend making the filling one day and the cookies the next.. just saves you that much time. I also like to just underbake a hair... I'll probably be strung and hung for sharing her recipe..:)

Provided by podapo

Categories Dessert

Time 2h10m

Yield 36-42 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs raisins
2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups water
1/2 cup flour
6 cups flour
3 tablespoons baking powder
2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 cups butter
2 1/2 cups sugar
4 large eggs, beaten
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons vanilla

Steps:

Raisin Mixture: Soak raisins in hot water.
When plumb and soft, drain water and grind.
Put in saucepan and add sugar, salt, and water.
Mix the flour with just enough water to make smooth paste, then add to raisin mixture.
Let come to boil, then set off to cool.
Cookie: In large mixing bowl, cream together butter& sugar.
Beat in eggs.
Add milk and vanilla.
Mix until well blended.
Combine dry ingredients together and add to butter mixture.
Roll out onto flour surface to about 1/4 inch thickness.
Cut with round cutter.
Lay on cookie sheet, and add 1 Tablespoon (about) ground raisin mixture to each cookie.
Top with another round cookie, pinch sides together.
Bake@ 350 8-10 minutes or until just starting to brown.