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Submitted by elliott91

Classic filled cookies sandwich a sticky raisin filling between two rounds of tender lard-based dough. The old-fashioned raisin cookie your grandmother used to bake every Sunday.

YIELD

80 servings

PREP

30 min

COOK

15 min

READY

1 hrs

Classic filled cookies are an heirloom recipe from the era when lard was the only fat in the pantry and raisins were the cheap household sweetener. The dough turns out tender and slightly chewy, with a deep brown sugar flavor that store-bought cookies can never match. Lard makes a flakier, more forgiving dough than butter, but unsalted butter works in a pinch.

The filling is just three ingredients boiled down: raisins, sugar, and water, thickened with a tablespoon of flour. It cooks into a jammy paste that sets up between the two cookie layers as they bake. Make the filling first so it has time to cool while you mix the dough, otherwise it soaks through the bottom and makes a mess.

Roll the dough thin, about ⅛ inch, so the cookie-to-filling ratio stays balanced.

Pro Tips

  • Chill the dough at least an hour before rolling. Lard doughs get sticky when warm.
  • Cut rounds with a 2½-inch cutter, top with a teaspoon of filling, then a second round on top
  • Crimp the edges with a fork to seal the filling inside, otherwise it bubbles out
  • Watch carefully at 12 minutes. These cookies brown fast on the bottom.
  • Store between sheets of parchment in a tin. The cookies soften beautifully overnight.

Variations

  • Swap raisins for chopped dates or dried figs for a different jammy filling
  • Add a teaspoon of cinnamon to the filling for cozy warmth
  • Sprinkle the tops with cinnamon sugar before baking for extra crunch

Ingredients

1 237
CUP ML LARD
3 3
LARGE LARGE EGGS
1 5
TEASPOON ML BAKING SODA
2 473
CUPS ML BROWN SUGAR *
4 946
2 30
TABLESPOONS ML WATER
cold
filling
1 237
1 237
CUP ML SUGAR
1 237
CUP ML WATER
1 15
TABLESPOON ML ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR

Directions

Filling:

Boil and cool. Put between cookies before baking.

Note:

Combine ingredients for dough while filling is cooling. Roll out, cut, spread with filling. Bake in moderate 350℉ (180℃). oven. until done, about 15 minutes.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 18g (0.6 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 63 40% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 3g 4%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 10mg 3%
Sodium 10mg 0%
Total Carbohydrate 3g 3%
Dietary Fiber 0g 1%
Sugars g
Protein 2g
Vitamin A 0% Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 0% Iron 2%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
 

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