These cookies are OLD. My Mom got them from her Mom and her Mom lived to be a 101.
RAISIN FILLED COOKIES
My Mom has been making these cookies all her life.
Cookies Dough:
CREAM TOGETHER:
1 cup butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
ADD and BEAT
3 eggs
6 Tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon salt
MIX TOGETHER:
5 1/2 cups flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
ADD TO LIQUIDS and BLEND TOGETHER
Roll thinly and cut into circle shapes. I use a glass about 3 inches in diameter.
Mom cutting out cookies…
Make the Raisin Filling:
3/4 of a package of raisins
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 or 1 1/2 cups water – it will thicken like picture below. Add more water if it’s too thick. It should be like a thick gravy.
Add a good sized tablespoon in the middle of each round cookie. More is preferable to less because this provides the moisture that makes this cookie so special and succulent. :)
Now add another cookie on top.
And crimp it together at the edges.
Bake at 375 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes. Don’t overcook.
Don’t cook them too much, just slightly golden around the edges.
Hope you liked this Vintage Raisin Filled Cookie Recipe. If you make them, you WILL LOVE THEM. It’s my favorite!Best Christmas memories and traditions!
My beautiful mother lived to be 108 years old! She was an amazing woman and she had the Christmas cookies down pat. Lol
Here she is making mincemeat squares which are fabulous, too.
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Your Mom is too cute!
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M :)
Yum :)
ReplyDeleteHey Linda,
ReplyDeleteYour mom is so cute. She looks like so much fun.
Debi
Handed down recipes are wonderful. Looked like a fun time in the kitchen, your Mom has a great smile. ♥
ReplyDeleteMy Mom used to make Fried Raisin Pies, almost the same way I think:) Love this story:)
ReplyDeleteHow lucky you are to have such a cute little mama.... Mine went to heaven just four years ago and I'd love to bake some cookies with her...
ReplyDeleteI'm going to give these a whirl. We love raisins around here.
Blessings,
Spencer
Thanks for sharing this family recipe...I had to check out this recipe when I saw the picture of your mom. She looks so fun and happy.
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ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing at Freedom Fridays Blog Hop and thank you for being one of our Five Faves! I love your MOM!!
Have a great week!!
I love your photo! I can tell you enjoyed making these! Thanks for linking up!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this recipe on Tasty Tuesdays! My mother is in an endless search for a good raisin cookie recipe, so we'll have to give this one a try, maybe for her birthday in a couple of weeks, won't that be a nice surprise! HUGS!
ReplyDeleteOMG, you have the cutest mom and I pinned these and would love to try and make them some time. Thanks for sharing them.
ReplyDeleteJulie
Loved seeing pictures of your mother baking. Cookies look yummy!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a joyful post that starts with a joyful photo. I see it's quite an old post, is your mum still with us? Does she still get to bake?
ReplyDeleteThese sound a bit like something we have here in the UK called Eccles cakes, although the dough bit on them is more of a puff pastry. They are not a million miles away from our mince pies either - a Christmas favourite.
Thank you for the joy filled recipe and thanks for sharing at Handmade Monday, it has made my day!
My mother-in-law use to make these. My husband loves them. I will have to find her recipe and how similar it is to this one.
ReplyDeleteI've never had a cookie like that, and now you have me so intrigued, Linda. Your mom is so cute-I love the pictures!!
ReplyDeleteI loved this post. What fun you must have had baking together.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your recipe for vintage raisin filled cookies at Create, Bake, Grow & Gather this week. I'm delighted to be featuring this recipe at the party tonight and pinning too.
Hugs,
Kerryanne
These look so tasty!
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What lovely memories of your lovely late Mom, and what a beautiful way to share this delicious recipe. This post is what Hearth and Soul is all about! Thank you for sharing and for being a part of the Hearth and Soul Link Party Community. I’m featuring this post at the party which has just gone live. Hope to ‘see’ you there! Take care and I hope you are having a lovely weekend.
ReplyDeleteThis recipe is almost like the one I use. It was my grandmothers and she's been gone for years as I'm 73. We use to use seeded muscat raisins that came in a foil box, but the stopped making this as sunmaid told me there was no demand for them. Thanks for sharing, they are our favorite cookie.
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