Old-Fashioned Filled Cookies

Directions

Prepare the cookie dough first.

Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt together; set aside.

In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugars thoroughly.

Add the eggs, milk and vanilla; beat at high speed for 2 min.

Lower the speed and add the flour mixture gradually.

Refrigerate for at least 3 hours.

To prepare the raisin filling, grind the rasins.

You should have 1 cup of ground raisins.

In a medium saucepan combine raisins, brown sugar, water, salt and lemon juice.

Bring to a boil and simmer for 3 min.

Combine the 2T of water and cornstarch, use to thicken the raisin mixture.

When cool stir in the nuts.

To make the date filling combine the ingredients in a saucepan, bring to a boil and cook for 3 minutes breaking the dates with a spoon.

Remove from heat, cool then add the nuts.

Roll out the dough on a floured surface until thin (1/8 in).

Cut into 2 ¾ inch rounds with a cookie cutter.

Place the rounds on a oiled cookie sheet.

Place a heaping teaspoons of filling mixture on the cookie round, top with another round, crimp the edges closed.

Bake at 350℉ (180℃) F for exactly 8 minutes.

The cookies will be pale yellow.

Allow cookies to remain on cookie sheet until almost cool.