Raisin Filled Cookies {Totally Tasty Tuesdays}

These cookies are from my childhood. I loved them then, and I still do. Before I made these, I hadn't had them since I was little. Then I thought of them and called my mom for the recipe. One bite and it was like it hadn't been so long since I enjoyed them. They just make my mouth so happy.

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Cookies:

2 c. sugar

1 c. shortening

2 eggs

2 tsp. vanilla extract

1 Tbsp. baking powder

1 tsp. lemon zest

1 c. buttermilk

1/2 tsp. nutmeg

5 c. flour

1 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

Cream together the shortening, eggs, and sugar. Add the rest of the ingredients except the buttermilk. Mix together. Add buttermilk. Mix again. Roll out with a rolling pin 1/8" thick and cut into round shapes with cookie cutters. You will need two circles for each cookie.

Filling:

2 c. raisins

2 Tbsp. orange juice

1 Tbsp. lemon juice

2 Tbsp. flour

1 c. sugar

1 Tbsp. butter

1 1/2 c. boiling water

Stir all together and then add the boiling water. Put into a blender and process till smooth.

Fill one cookie with 2 tsp. filling and top with another cookie. Pinch edges closed with a fork. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes.

 

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