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Raisin-Filled Cookies Recipe

Prep: 30 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch

Yield: 21 Servings

30 10 40

Ingredients

1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup sugar
1 cup butter, softened
3 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

Directions

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. Yield: about 3-1/2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 351 calories, 10 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 54 mg cholesterol, 245 mg sodium, 62 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 5 g protein.

Originally published as Raisin-Filled Cookies in Grandma's Great Desserts Cookbook , p46

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Reviewed on Jan. 09, 2013 by DaPeach-a-DaCook

This was my favorite cookie growing up. My Mom passed away in 2004. She had given me her receipe box which disapeared. We didn't use nutmeg or buttermilk, this receipe was very good with a new twist.

Reviewed on Aug. 04, 2012 by gwashington1961

This may be the 'Raisin Filling' referred to on the 'Basic Cookie Dough' recipe. In addition this is from the Raisin-Filled Cookies recipe!

Reviewed on May. 30, 2012 by deannasnz

An old favourite. They're delicious, and best of all they bring back happy memories of childhood. I first made these with my sister when I was 13; I think we ate the whole batch within two or three days.

Reviewed on Feb. 15, 2010 by Busy Lizzy

I loved these cookies. I made them larger and doubled the raisin filling because my husband wanted a really big raisin cookie. They were easy to make and like every rolled cookie they do take a little time but well worth it.