Italian Date Raisin Filled Cookie

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.