Grandma'S Raisin Filled Cookies

• Raisin Filling
• 1 1/2 lbs raisins
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/2 cup flour
• Cookie
• 6 cups flour
• 3 tablespoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 cups butter
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 4 large eggs, beaten
• 1 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons vanilla

1. Raisin Mixture: Soak raisins in hot water.
2. When plumb and soft, drain water and grind.
3. Put in saucepan and add sugar, salt, and water.
4. Mix the flour with just enough water to make smooth paste, then add to raisin mixture.
5. Let come to boil, then set off to cool.
6. Cookie: In large mixing bowl, cream together butter& sugar.
7. Beat in eggs.
8. Add milk and vanilla.
9. Mix until well blended.
10. Combine dry ingredients together and add to butter mixture.
11. Roll out onto flour surface to about 1/4 inch thickness.
12. Cut with round cutter.
13. Lay on cookie sheet, and add 1 Tablespoon (about) ground raisin mixture to each cookie.
14. Top with another round cookie, pinch sides together.
15. Bake@ 350 8-10 minutes or until just starting to brown.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/grandmas-raisin-filled-cookies-41725 (may not work)