Italian Date Raisin Filled Cookie
Created by dienia b on December 9, 2014
- Servings: 10
- Prep Time: 30m
- Cook Time: 30m
- Recipe #16295
Ingredients
- DOUGH
- 3/4 cup shortening
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg white
- FILLING
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 cup dates, pitted
- Candied cherries (15 cherries, optional)
How to Make
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Step 1: Cream shortening and sugar; add eggs.
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Step 2: Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together.
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Step 3: Add milk and vanilla.
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Step 4: Mix well; roll out dough 1/4 inch thick. Cut with a round cutter.
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Step 5: Place on cookie sheet. Brush top of cookie with egg white.Top with filling.
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Step 6: Bake at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 minutes.
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Step 7: FILLING: Grind raisins, dates and candied cherries in a food processer.
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Step 8: Cook on top of stove until thick, stirring constantly (this stuff will probably burn like no one's business).
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (158.7 g)
- Calories 497.3
- Total Fat - 18.3 g
- Saturated Fat - 3.6 g
- Cholesterol - 42.6 mg
- Sodium - 253.8 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 78.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.1 g
- Sugars - 39.7 g
- Protein - 7.2 g
- Calcium - 139.1 mg
- Iron - 1.4 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.5 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg