Raisin Filled Christmas Cookies
My grandma used to make these by the dozens when I was a child. Unfortunately, I did’t like these cookies as a child but I love them now as an adult. Be creative and mix any type of dried fruit if you are not a fan of raisins and enjoy!
Ingredients
1 batch Chef Bryan’s sugar cookies
For the Filling:
1 cup golden raisins
1 cup raisins
1 cup walnuts
2 cups water
1 tbsp cornstarch
3 tbsps flour
1 cup brown sugar
2 tsp vanilla
Instructions
1
Preheat your oven to 350 degree’s.
2
I like to use my sugar/butter cookie dough recipe which can be found here: https://cookingwithchefbryan.com/recipe-view/sugar-cookies-with-american-buttercream/ .
3
To make the filling, add the golden raisins, raisins and walnuts to your food processors and pulse several times to chop everything up together.
4
In a large sauce pan, add the water, cornstarch, flour, brown sugar and vanilla whisking everything together to combine.
5
Add the raisin mixture stir to combine. Bring the filling to a boil while stirring and boil for three minutes while stirring.
6
Remove the filling from the heat and let it cool down to room temperature.
7
Lightly flour your work surface and roll the dough out to about 1/8 inch thick. Cut into 3 inch rounds.
8
Spoon about 1 tbsp of the raisin filling into the center of one of the round cookie cut outs. Place a second cookie cut out on top and press the edges down to seal the edges.
9
Place the prepared cookies on a parchment lined baking sheet and into your preheated oven for about 12 -15 minutes or until the cookies are golden around the edges.
10
Remove from the oven and allow the cookies to cool on the cookie sheet, remove, serve and enjoy!
