Raisin Puff Cookies Food

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.

JUMBO RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Place water and raisins in a small saucepan, and bring to boil. Boil 3 to 4 minutes. Set aside to cool.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg; set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together shortening and sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in raisins along with the liquid in which they were boiled. Blend in flour mixture, then mix in the walnuts. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake for 12 to 15 minutes in preheated oven, or until firm. Remove from cookie sheets to cool on wire racks.

RAISIN PUFFS

Steps:

• Combine raisins and water in a small saucepan over medium heat.
• Simmer until water is almost completely reduced, about 15 minutes. Set aside to cool.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream shortening and 1 1/2 cups sugar.
• Add eggs and vanilla, beating until combined.
• In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt.
• Gradually add dry ingredients to the mixing bowl, beating until combined.
• Stir in raisins.
• Place remaining 1/2 c. sugar in a small bowl.
• Roll dough into 1-inch balls, and roll in the sugar, thoroughly coating.
• Arrange dough balls two inches apart on parchment paper or silicone mat-lined baking sheets.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes, or until edges are golden, and centers appear set.
• Remove from heat, and allow to cool on cookie sheets for 2-3 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

RAISIN PUFFS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or nonstick baking mats.
• Place raisins and 3/4 cup water in a small sauce pan and simmer gently until the raisins have absorbed most of the water and are soft, about 5 minutes, drain.
• Using an electric mixer at low speed, cream the sugar, butter and vanilla until thoroughly combined.
• Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt.
• Stir the dry ingredients and raisins into the butter mixture with a spoon.
• The batter will be crumbly.
• Gather about a tablespoon of dough in your fingers and squeeze so dough holds together.
• Roll into walnut-sized ball.
• Roll the balls in granulated sugar and place 1 1/2 inches apart on the prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until lightly browned and puffed.
• Transfer to wire racks to cool.
• Store in airtight tins, as these are quite fragile and have a tendency to fall apart if jostled.

RAISIN PUFF COOKIES

Steps:

• In small saucepan, bring raisins, water, and 1 tsp vanilla extract to a boil. Remove from heat and set aside. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease baking pans. In medium bowl, cream together shortening/butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time, then vanilla extract. Stir together flour, baking soda, and salt. Then, combine flour mixture, one cup at a time, into shortening/sugar mixture. Mix dough completely. Drain raisins and stir into dough. Put 3 TBSP sugar on a plate. Roll 1-inch balls of cookie dough in sugar, then place on baking sheet app. 2 inches apart. Bake 9-11 minutes or until golden brown on the bottom and slightly firm to the touch. Recipe yields app. 3 dozen cookies.

RAISIN PUFFS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring water to a boil.
• Stir in raisins.
• Continue to boil (watching carefully and stirring if necessary) until the water is absorbed by the raisins.
• Set aside and cool.
• Combine flour, baking soda and salt in a small mixing bowl; set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl cream 1 1/2 cups sugar with the butter.
• Beat in eggs and vanilla.
• Mix in dry ingredients.
• Stir in raisins.
• In a small bowl, combine 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon.
• Shape dough into 1 - inch balls.
• Roll balls in sugar and cinnamon mixture.
• Place 2-inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 375°F for 8 minutes.
• Important! Bake for only 8 minutes for a soft cookie - they become firm as they cool.

CHEWY RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, mix flour, salt, and baking soda.
• Put shortening into medium sized bowl.
• Using electric beater, beat in brown and white sugars.
• Beat in eggs and vanilla.
• Sift and beat in flour mixture.
• Beat for 2-3 minutes or until dough is light and fluffy.
• Stir in raisins.
• Spoon onto ungreased baking pan, about two inches apart.
• Bake at 350°F for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown on top.

MOM'S SOFT RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine water and raisins in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook for 3 minutes; remove from the heat and let cool (do not drain). , Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and spices; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in nuts and raisins. , Drop by teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake 12-14 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.

AMISH SOFT RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Add boiling water to raisins.
• Cook 5 minutes. Set aside to cool.
• Cream crisco and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla -- and beat well.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and spices.
• Add alternately with raisin liquid to creamed mixture.
• Stir in raisins and nuts.
• Chill dough several hours or overnight.
• Drop by teaspoonsful onto greased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 350* for 12 minutes.

BASIC RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
• Melt butter over low heat and mix into the Basic Cookie Mix. Lightly beat egg and stir into mixture. Add vanilla and raisins and mix well.
• With lightly floured hands shape into 1 inch balls and arrange about 2 inches apart on a greased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 12 to 15 minutes until golden. Cool a couple of minutes before removing from cookie sheet to racks to complete cooling.

SARAH'S RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the eggs, vanilla extract, almond extract and raisins. Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar and white sugar until smooth. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; stir into the sugar mixture. Mix in the raisin mixture until well blended. Stir in oats. Roll into 1 inch balls and place them 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

FAMILY FAVORITE RAISIN-FILLED COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Whisk 3 1/2 cups flour, 1 cup sugar, cream of tartar, and baking soda together in a bowl. Mix vegetable shortening, milk, egg, and vanilla extract into dry ingredients to make a dough. Roll the dough out 1/4-inch thick on a floured work surface. Cut dough into 2 1/2-inch rounds using a biscuit cutter or glass.
• Combine raisins, 1/2 cup sugar, and 1 tablespoon flour in a bowl; stir to coat raisins. Spoon 1 rounded teaspoon of raisin mixture into center of a cookie round and top with another round. Use a fork to crimp the edges together to make little pies. Place cookies onto a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are lightly golden brown, about 11 minutes. Watch carefully to prevent burning.
• Gather cut scraps of dough, gently form into a ball, and roll out again. Repeat steps as before until all dough and filling are used up.

SOFT CHEWY RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Put raisins and water in small saucepan.
• Bring to a boil, cook on low 4 min, set aside.
• Cream shortning, gradually add sugar.
• Add eggs and vanilla.
• Mix dry ing.
• Gradually add to creamed mixture.
• Blend well.
• Stir in nuts and raisins with juice.
• Drop by teaspoons on greased sheets.
• Bake at 350F degrees for 12 minutes.