Raisin Filled Cookies
Ground raisin in a syrup with walnuts fill these amazing cookies! @mostdeliciouslife.com
Ingredients
- 2 cups shortening
- 2 cups white sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 2 Tbsp milk
- 7 cups flour
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
Raisin Filling
- 2 cups raisins
- 1 cup water
- ¾ cup white sugar
- 1 Tbsp flour
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup walnuts, chopped
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, combine shortening and sugars with an electric beater until fluffy.
- Beat in eggs and milk.
- Stir in flour, baking soda and salt. Mix well. If cookie dough is too crumbly, add milk 1Tbsp at a time until it holds together.
- Form dough into logs about 2 inches in diameter. Wrap in cling wrap and chill for an hour.
- While the dough is chilling make the raising filling. RAISIN FILLINGMix the raisins, water, sugar, flour and vanilla in a saucepan. Cook and stir until it comes to a boil. Stir and boil for 2 minutes. Pour into a blender and blend together.Pour back into the saucepan and stir in walnuts. Set aside for later.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or a silicone baking sheet.
- Cut chilled cookie dough into slices about ¼ inch thick.
- Place cookie rounds onto cookie sheet. Use fingers to create a well in the center of each cookie.
- Spoon 1-2 teaspoons of the raisin filling onto each cookie.
- Make more slices about ⅛ inch thick. Place a slice on top of each cookie. **Don't worry about perfection. Sometimes I just form a disc with the dough and place it on top.
- Bake for 15 minutes. Cool on rack.