Grandma's Raisin Filled Cookies

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 10 mins

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

Recipe

• 1 raisin mixture: soak raisins in hot water.
• 2 when plumb and soft, drain water and grind.
• 3 put in saucepan and add sugar, salt, and water.
• 4 mix the flour with just enough water to make smooth paste, then add to raisin mixture.
• 5 let come to boil, then set off to cool.
• 6 cookie: in large mixing bowl, cream together butter& sugar.
• 7 beat in eggs.
• 8 add milk and vanilla.
• 9 mix until well blended.
• 10 combine dry ingredients together and add to butter mixture.
• 11 roll out onto flour surface to about 1/4 inch thickness.
• 12 cut with round cutter.
• 13 lay on cookie sheet, and add 1 tablespoon (about) ground raisin mixture to each cookie.
• 14 top with another round cookie, pinch sides together.
• 15 bake@ 350 8-10 minutes or until just starting to brown.