Description
A recipe for Raisin-Filled Cookies

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
  
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
  
• 1 cup sugar
  
• 1 egg
  
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
  
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
  
• Filling
  
• 1 1/2 cups Sun-Maid Natural Raisins or Golden Raisins
  
• 3/4 cup orange juice
  
• 1/3 cup sugar
  
• 3/4 teaspoon grated orange peel

Preparation
Combine butter, peanut butter, sugar, egg and vanilla; beat until light and fluffy.

Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a separate bowl. Stir into butter mixture; mix well. Cover; refrigerate until firm. Combine all filling ingredients. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until sugar dissolves and mixture thickens slightly; cool. Heat oven to 350°F.

On lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut into 2-inch rounds with cookie cutter. Place a teaspoon of filling on center of half the dough rounds. Cut small circles from centers of remaining dough rounds; place on top of filled rounds. Press edges lightly together to seal. Place on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake in upper third of oven at 350°F 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from cookie sheets; cool on wire racks.

Nutrition
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Serves
Makes 2 1/2 dozen cookies

Variations
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