Grandma's Raisin Filled Cookies

Submitted by podapo

"My Grandmother always had these on hand whenever we would come to visit. We always gobbled them up. I never truly appreciated them tho, until I finally was given the recipe and realized the TIME that went into them. I recommend making the filling one day and the cookies the next.. just saves you that much time. I also like to just underbake a hair... I'll probably be strung and hung for sharing her recipe..:)"

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 10mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 36-42 cookies

ingredients

• Raisin Filling

• 1 1⁄2 lbs raisins
• 2 cups sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1⁄2 cups water
• 1⁄2 cup flour

• Cookie

• 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

directions

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.

Reviews

[MizzNezz]

This is the raisin filled cookie recipe I have been searching for! I've tried others and came away very disapointed. I think I know what the difference is! This filling is cooked with flour giving you a true "filling". The others just has raisins in the middle. This is an exceptional recipe. My hubby thanks you podapo!! I will make these often!

 

[Donna]

Your grandma is a cookie making genius, yes they take time but worth every second, and if she strings and hangs you i have to say that i am sorry but it is worth it in the end lol... these are really wonderfull cookies, thanks so much for sharing! Donna:)

 

[Ladybug II]

I acutally had to throw the first batch of cookies dough down the garbage disposal because it was too soft. I then ran back to the grocery and bought the ingredients again. My cookies just did not turn out.. I loved the filling though

 

[marilsp]

Here is a tried and true recipe. Be sure to make the raisin filling first before making the dough. 1915 Raisin Filled Cookies from Woman's Day Encyclopedia of Cookery (1967). Ingredients: 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup shortening, 1 egg, 1/2 cup milk, 2 1/2 cups AP flour, 1/4 tsp. salt, 2 tsps. baking powder, 1 tsp. vanilla, 1 Tabl. lemon juice (optional). Directions. Cream shortening and sugar. Add egg and continue to mix. Add in milk, and the rest of the ingredients. Mix well. Roll cookies out thinly and cut with cookie cutter. Top cookies with raisin filling. Filling: 1 tsp. flour, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup water, 1 cup ground raisins. Filling directions. Mix flour, and sugar: add water and raisings. stirring carefully. Cook until thick. Let cool. To assemble and bake cookies. place filling between 2 thinly rolled cookies. Crimp with fork to seal. Place on greased cookie sheet. Bake cookies in preheated 350 degree oven for 15 mins, or until browned. Makes 3 dozen.

 

[Chrysta S.]

My cookie mixer turned out super sticky...more like drop cookie dough then something you would roll out ...going to put it on the fridge see of that helps stiffen it up some