Old-fashioned Raisin-filled Cookies

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups raisins, chopped
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2/3 cup water
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 1 egg, beaten
• 3 cups sifted flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla

Recipe

• 1 filling:.
• 2 cook raisins with sugar and water for 10 to 15 minutes, or until thick, stirring occasionally.
• 3 remove from heat and add lemon juice and butter.
• 4 let cool while preparing dough.
• 5 cookie dough:.
• 6 cream sugar and butter; add egg and mix well.
• 7 combine flour, baking powder, and salt, and add alternately to sugar mixture with milk and vanilla extract.
• 8 roll out a portion of the dough to 1/8-inch thickness and cut into rounds with a biscuit cutter.
• 9 place a teaspoonful of filling on the center of a round, then cover with another round and press edges together.
• 10 bake at 350 degrees f until golden brown (10 to 15 minutes).