Family Favorite Raisin-Filled Cookies |
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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 20 Minutes |
Ready In: 50 Minutes Servings: 2 |
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These are a childhood favorite, passed down from my grandmother and great-grandmother. Ingredients:
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour |
1 cup white sugar |
2 teaspoons cream of tartar |
1 teaspoon baking soda |
1/2 cup vegetable shortening |
1/2 cup milk |
1 egg |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
2 cups raisins |
1/2 cup white sugar |
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Whisk 3 1/2 cups flour, 1 cup sugar, cream of tartar, and baking soda together in a bowl. Mix vegetable shortening, milk, egg, and vanilla extract into dry ingredients to make a dough. Roll the dough out 1/4-inch thick on a floured work surface. Cut dough into 2 1/2-inch rounds using a biscuit cutter or glass.
3. Combine raisins, 1/2 cup sugar, and 1 tablespoon flour in a bowl; stir to coat raisins. Spoon 1 rounded teaspoon of raisin mixture into center of a cookie round and top with another round. Use a fork to crimp the edges together to make little pies. Place cookies onto a baking sheet.
4. Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are lightly golden brown, about 11 minutes. Watch carefully to prevent burning.
5. Gather cut scraps of dough, gently form into a ball, and roll out again. Repeat steps as before until all dough and filling are used up.
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