Spice cookies with a raisin filling that is cooked within. These were once in my lunchbox from my mother.
| Servings: | 7 |
| Yield: | 15 cookies |
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup white sugar
- ⅓ cup water
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 ½ teaspoons butter
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 ¼ cups sifted all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ cup shortening
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon milk
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, over medium heat, combine the 1/3 cup of sugar, water, raisins, butter and pinch of salt. Bring ingredients to a boil, and cook until thick, you should be able to see the bottom of the pan while stirring when finished. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Sift together the flour, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, salt and baking powder, set aside. In a medium bowl, cream shortening and sugar until smooth. Stir in the eggs and vanilla. Add dry ingredients, mix until blended, then finally stir in the milk.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/4 to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut into 2 1/2 inch circles. Place a teaspoon of filling onto the center of half of the cookies. Cover with the other half of the cookies. Press the edges together with the tines of a fork. Sprinkle with sugar and bake on unprepared cookie sheets for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 516 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 86 g |
| Cholesterol | 56 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 7 g |
| Saturated Fat | 5 g |
| Sodium | 253 mg |
| Sugars | 51 g |
| Fat | 18 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Good flavor and sweetness I thought. I’d go with less leavening as they were a little too fluffy for me. I also skipped the sugar dusting and didn’t miss it. I was amazed at how much they spread out. They also don’t brown, so have to just go with timing.
You must refrigerate the dough to keep the cookie soft. If you like extra spice you can add some cinnamon and cloves to the raisin filling, I did. This recipe made the best raisin filled cookies I have ever had. Thank you for sharing.
We liked these cookies very much. I made a few changes. Added 2 Tablespoons brown sugar and a teaspoon orange zest to the filling. I also replaces 1/4 of white sugar with brown sugar in the cookie dough. I made two dozen cookies and had just the right amount of filling. I debated adding a bit of frosting, but my husband loved them just as they were. The dough was a bit soft, but chilling for 30 minutes took care of that, and I suspected my change could have contributed to it. Thanks Ginger. These are delicious.
I know there called spice cookies but they were just a bit to spicy I guess! Not much like a sweeter cookie that I thought they would be.
I will double the raisin mixture next time. My batch ran short. A very good cookie.
These are good- but not a recipe to rave about. The cookie is good but not awesome, I may try again using brown sugar. Up to par with store bought raisin filled cookies- but not near as the home-made ones Im accustomed to.