This a combination of a couple of recipes with winning results. Enjoy . . .
Raisin Filling Ingredients:
1 1/2 pounds seedless raisins
Hot water
2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup flour
Put the raisins in a bowl and cover with hot water. Let sit several hours or until they are plump and soft. Drain the raisins, reserving the water, and mash them up a bit. Put them in a medium saucepan and add the sugar, salt and 1 1/2 cup of water. Mix the flour with just enough of the water to make a smooth paste and mix it into the raisin mixture. Heat to a boil, stirring regularly, then set aside to cool.
Make up one batch of Sugar Cookies (Click here for recipe)
Turn dough onto a floured surface and knead in just enough flour to prevent dough from sticking to your surface and rolling pin. Roll out dough to about 1/4-inch thick. Cut dough out with cookie cutters and lay half the pieces on a cookie sheet covered with parchment paper. Put about (depending on how big your cookies are) 1 tablespoon of raisin filling in the center. Top with another piece of the same shape. Pinch the sides together to seal.
Hint: Create a couple of cookies, bake them and then, once they are cool enough, taste them to test the thickness and amount of filling. Adjust cookie thickness and amount of filling to your taste.
Bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes, then remove to a cooking rack.
Raisin filling and cookie assembly directions source: http://elanwoman.com/eat/
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