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Date or Raisin Filled Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Cookie:
2/3 Cup Margarine
1/2 Cup Sugar
1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
1 Egg
3 tbsp. Milk
1 tsp Baking Soda
1/2 tsp Salt
3 Cups Flour
1 tsp Vanilla

Filling:
2 Cups of Dates or Raisins
1/2 Cup Sugar
1/4 tsp Salt
1/2 Cup Water
2 tbsp. lemon juice
Directions:
Directions:
Filling:
Simmer ingredients in a saucepan for 5 minutes.
Add 2 tbsp. of lemon juice.
Let Cool.

Dough:
Combine margarine and both sugars.
Add egg and mix well.
Add milk and vanilla.
Combine dry ingredients and add to wet ingredients.
Roll cookie dough out and cut rounds.
Place spoonful of filling in center and cover with another cookie round.
Press ends together and brush top with beaten egg. Then sprinkle with sugar before baking.

Bake at 375º for 12 minutes.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
My daughter Maria's favorite cookie from grandma.

 

 

 

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