MY GRANDMA'S (BEULAH PATTON) RAISIN FILLED COOKIES

My Grandma's (Beulah Patton) Raisin Filled Cookies image

Provided by Patricia Lefler

Categories Cookies

Time 45m

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 1/4 c lard or butter
1 c milk
3 c sugar (reserve 1 c for filling)
2 eggs
2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp cream of tarter
2 tsp vanilla
7 c plain flour (not self-rising)
2 Tbsp plain flour or 1 tbsp cornstarch - for filling
2 c raisins for filling

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Make Filling: 2 cups raisins covered with 1 inch of water. Cook for 15 minutes. Then add: 1 cup sugar 2 tablespoons plain flour or 1 tablespoon cornstarch Stir until thickened and remove from heat to cool.
3. Mix ingredients for cookie dough while raisin filling is cooling.
4. Roll out dough and cut out cookies with a biscuit cutter, a clean empty vegetable can, a jar or drinking cup (depending on how big you want your cookies). Spoon 1 tsp to 1 tbsp filling(depending on the size of your cookie)onto center of cookies and top with another cookie that has a slit cut in the center for steam to escape. Seal the cookies around the edges. Bake in 350° oven until golden brown.