Cleos Raisin Filled Cookie Bars Food

OATMEAL RAISIN BAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Line an 8×8-inch baking pan with parchment paper (optional, but aids in getting cookies out of pan).
• Whisk together flour, sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, salt and spices in a large bowl.
• Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and stir in vanilla, egg and melted butter until smooth. Stir in oats and raisins until they are evenly distributed.
• Pour dough into prepared pan and spread into a even layer with a spatula or your fingers. Bake for 22-26 minutes, or until bars are set and the center no longer looks wet. Edges will be golden brown. Cool pan on a wire rack before slicing. Cut into rectangular bars to serve.

RAISIN FILLED OATMEAL BARS

Steps:

• Stir together flour, oats, brown sugar and soda. Cut in butter until mixture is crumbly. Pat 2/3 of crumbs in the bottom of an ungreased 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
• FOR FILLING:.
• In a saucepan combine sugar and cornstarch. Stir in 2 cups raisins and 1 cup water. Cook and stir till bubbly. Spread atop crumb mixture.
• Sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture. Bake in a 375F oven for 25-30 minutes.
• Cool on wire rack. Cut into bars.

APPLE RAISIN COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Butter a 9x13 cake pan. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large mixing bowl, add all cookie base ingredients except melted butter. Blend well. Add butter and stir. Blend until you have pea sized balls of dough. Press 1/2 of the mix into the prepared pan, cover the bottom of the pan as well as a little ways up the sides of the pan. Reserve the remaining cookie mix for later.
• In a medium sauce pot, add all the filling ingredients. Mix well and bring the filling to a low boil. Stir and heat until the filling thickens. Remove from heat and cool slightly.
• Spread the filling over the cookie base in the pan, covering the cookie base evenly. Crumble the reserved cookie base over the filling evenly.
• Bake in preheated oven for 35 minutes until the cookie base is lightly browned and the filling is bubbling up. Remove from oven and cool.
• In a small bowl, mix together the icing ingredients, adding just enough milk to make a good drizzling consistency. Drizzle the icing over the cookie base. Allow to cool completely. Cut into bars. Enjoy.

RAISIN-FILLED COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream sugars and butter. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and nutmeg; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Cover and refrigerate until easy to handle. , For filling, in a saucepan, combine the cornstarch, flour and brown sugar. Stir in water until smooth. Add raisins. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir and cook for 3 minutes or until thickened. Cool. , On a floured surface, roll out dough into 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with floured 3-in.-round cookie cutters. Spoon 2 teaspoons filling on top of half the circles and top each with another circle. Pinch edges together and cut slit in top. , Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-13 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.

GRANDMA'S RAISIN FILLED COOKIES

Steps:

• Raisin Mixture: Soak raisins in hot water.
• When plumb and soft, drain water and grind.
• Put in saucepan and add sugar, salt, and water.
• Mix the flour with just enough water to make smooth paste, then add to raisin mixture.
• Let come to boil, then set off to cool.
• Cookie: In large mixing bowl, cream together butter& sugar.
• Beat in eggs.
• Add milk and vanilla.
• Mix until well blended.
• Combine dry ingredients together and add to butter mixture.
• Roll out onto flour surface to about 1/4 inch thickness.
• Cut with round cutter.
• Lay on cookie sheet, and add 1 Tablespoon (about) ground raisin mixture to each cookie.
• Top with another round cookie, pinch sides together.
• Bake@ 350 8-10 minutes or until just starting to brown.

RAISIN FILLED COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place raisins, cornstarch, brown sugar and water into a small saucepan. Simmer over medium heat until thickened. Turn off heat; allow to cool. Cream shortening, margarine and brown sugar together. Add eggs and mix until incorporated. Add flour, baking soda and vanilla. Mix until completely combined. Cover the bottom of a cookie sheet with saran wrap. Press half of the dough onto the cookie sheet, covering it completely. Using the saran wrap, remove dough, set aside and press the remaining dough onto the ungreased cookie sheet. Cover dough with raisins. Flip first layer of dough on top of raisins; covering evenly. Bake in preheated oven for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Slice, serve and enjoy!

OLD-FASHIONED RAISIN-FILLED COOKIES

Steps:

• Filling:.
• Cook raisins with sugar and water for 10 to 15 minutes, or until thick, stirring occasionally.
• Remove from heat and add lemon juice and butter.
• Let cool while preparing dough.
• Cookie Dough:.
• Cream sugar and butter; add egg and mix well.
• Combine flour, baking powder, and salt, and add alternately to sugar mixture with milk and vanilla extract.
• Roll out a portion of the dough to 1/8-inch thickness and cut into rounds with a biscuit cutter.
• Place a teaspoonful of filling on the center of a round, then cover with another round and press edges together.
• Bake at 350 degrees F until golden brown (10 to 15 minutes).

OLD FASHIONED CHRISTMAS RAISIN DELIGHTS

Steps:

• To Make The Dough: Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt together; set aside.
• Cream the butter with 3/4 cup of the brown sugar and the white sugar. Beat in the eggs, milk and vanilla. Mix at high speed for 2 minutes, then reduce speed and gradually blend in the flour mixture. Cover and refrigerate dough for at least 3 hours.
• To Make Raisin Filling: Grind the raisins. In a medium saucepan combine the ground raisins, 1 cup brown sugar, 1 cup water, salt and lemon juice. Bring to a boil, and simmer for 3 minutes.
• Combine the cornstarch and 2 tablespoons of the water and mix until smooth. Add to the raisin mixture and continue to simmer until thick. Remove from heat and let cool. Once cool, stir in the chopped nuts.
• Preheat Oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease baking sheets.
• On a floured surface, roll out the chilled dough to 1/8 inch thick. Cut into 2 3/4 inch rounds. Place rounds on the prepared baking sheet. Place a heaping teaspoon of the raisin filling on the cookie round and top with another round. Crimp the edges closed.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 8 minutes. Allow cookies to cool on sheet until just barely warm.