Family Favorite Raisin-filled Cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup 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 sugar
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 50 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• 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.
• 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.
• bake in the preheated oven until cookies are lightly golden brown, about 11 minutes. watch carefully to prevent burning.
• 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.