Filled Cookies Aka Flying Saucers

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 5 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup shortening
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 1/2 cups raisins or 1 1/2 cups dates or 1 1/2 cups figs, finely cut up
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 cream shortening and sugar, add flour, baking powder, soda, salt, eggs, vanilla, and sour cream. chill dough.
• 2 roll to 1/8" thickness, cut 3" rounds. add cooled filling, slightly moisten outer edge of dough before adding the top "lid". use floured fork, using the tines to seal the edges.
• 3 bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes, until set and just barely brown around the edges.
• 4 filling- cook all ingredients for filling slowly in heavy saucepan, stirring constantly until thick, about 5 minutes. cool.