Name: Italian Date Raisin Filled Cookie
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 10 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3/4 cup shortening; 1/2 cup sugar; 2 eggs; 3 1/2 cups flour; 3 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/3 cup milk; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; 1 egg white; 1 tablespoon flour; 1/2 cup sugar; 1 cup water; 1 cup raisins; 1 cup dates, pitted; 15 candied cherries (optional)

Recipe by Dienia B.

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ingredients

DOUGH
³⁄₄ cup shortening
¹⁄₂ cup sugar
2 eggs
3 ¹⁄₂ cups flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₃ cup milk
¹⁄₂ teaspoon vanilla
1 egg white
FILLING
1 tablespoon flour
¹⁄₂ cup sugar
1 cup water
1 cup raisins
1 cup dates, pitted
15 candied cherries (optional)

directions

Cream shortening and sugar; add eggs.
Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together.
Add milk and vanilla.
Mix well; roll out dough 1/4 inch thick.
Cut with a round cutter.
Place on cookie sheet.
Brush top of cookie with egg white.
Top with filling.
Bake at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 minutes.
FILLING:
Grind raisins, dates and candied cherries in a food processer.
Cook on top of stove until thick, stirring constantly. This stuff will probably burn like no one's business.

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