Raisin Filled Spice Cookies

Fragrant spice cookies with a baked in raisin filling. My mother used to put these in my lunchbox.

• Calories: 516 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon milk
• ½ cup shortening
• 1 cup white sugar
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup raisins
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 pinch salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
• ⅓ cup white sugar
• ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
• ⅓ cup water
• ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 ¼ cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons butter

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 2

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.

Step 3

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.

Step 4

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.