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MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.02
Title: OLD-FASHIONED FILLED COOKIES
Categories: Ethnic, Cookies, Desserts
Yield: 36 servings
-Phillip Bower- FHMN87A
3 1/2 c Unbleached flour
2 ts Baking powder
1 ts Salt
2/3 c Butter, softened
3/4 c Brown sugar
3/4 c Granulated sugar
2 Eggs
1/3 c Milk
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1 c Brown sugar
1 1/2 c Raisins (may need 1 3/4 c)
1 c Water
1 ts Lemon juice
1 ds Salt
1 tb Cornstarch
1 1/4 ts Cornstarch
2 tb Water
1/2 c Chopped nuts
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1 c Brown sugar
2 tb Flour
1 pn Salt
1 c Water
1 c Chopped dates
2 ts Grated orange peel
1/2 ts Nutmeg
1 c Chopped nuts
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 3/4 inch rounds with a cookie
cutter. Place the rounds on a oiled cookie sheet. Place a heaping ts
of filling mixture on the cookie round, top with another round, crimp
the edges closed. Bake at 350 F. for exactly 8 minutes. The cookies
will be pale yellow. Allow cookies to remain on cookie sheet until
almost cool. From Cooking from Quilt Country by Marcia Adams.
FOOD AND WINE BB TOPIC: FOOD SOFTWARE TIME: 06/03 7:40 PM
TO: MARGE NEMETH (GNFK05B) FROM: MARGE NEMETH (GNFK05B)
SUBJECT: R-MM BOWER MEGA
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