Recipe(tried): Grossmutter's Filled Cookies (McCall's recipe, 1960's)

GROSSMUTTER'S FILLED COOKIES

FOR THE COOKIE DOUGH:
4 cups sifted flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, softend
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

FOR THE FILLING:
1 1/4 cups dark raisins, chopped
8 pitted dates, chopped
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon flour

TO MAKE THE COOKIE DOUGH:
Sift flour with baking powder and salt; set aside.

In a large bowl, with a wooden spoon, beat butter, sugar, and egg until mixture is smooth and light. Stir in milk and vanilla. Add flour mixture; stir until well combined. Refrigerate, covered, at least 4 hours, or overnight.

TO MAKE THE FILLING:
In a small saucepan, combine filling ingredients with 3/4 cup water; mix well. Cook, stirring and over medium heat, until thickened; 10 to 15 minutes. Refrigerate until ready to use.

TO SHAPE AND BAKE:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

On a lightly floured surface, roll half of the dough 1/8 inch thick. Cut into rounds with a lightly floured 2 inch cookie cutter; place rounds, 1 1/2 inches apart, on ungreased cookie sheets. Place 1 teaspoon of filling in center of each round.

Roll other half of dough 1/8 inch thick; cut into rounds. Top each filled cookie with a plain round. Press edges together firmly with tines of fork.

Bake 15-18 minutes, or until golden brown.

Makes 3 1/2 dozen cookies.
Recipe: McCall's Cookie Collection, #M1 1965