Filled Cookies Recipe 1

Ingredients for Filled Cookies

• 1 egg
• 1 cup sugar
• ½ cup vegetable shortening
• ½ cup milk or cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3½ cups flour
• ½ teaspoon salt
• For Filling
• 1 cup chopped raisins
• 1 tablespoons flour
• ½ cup sugar
• ½ cup water
• ½ cup chopped walnut meats

Instructions

1. For cookies.
2. Cream vegetable shortening and sugar, add salt, egg well flour sifted with baking powder and soda.
3. Mix and turn out on floured baking board.
4. Dough should be soft.
5. Roll very thin and cut out with cooky cutter.
6. Spread one-half of cookies with filling, then place remaining cookies on top and press edges together.
7. Place on vegetable shorteninged tins and bake in moderately hot oven fifteen minutes.
8. For filling.
9. Mix sugar and flour in saucepan, add raisins, nuts, and water, stir and cook until thick.
10. Cool before using.