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Ingredients

3 ½ cups all-purpose flour 1 cup white sugar 2 teaspoons cream of tartar 1 teaspoon baking soda ½ cup vegetable shortening ½ cup milk 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 cups raisins ½ cup white sugar 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour

Nutrition Info

201.5 calories carbohydrate: 38 g cholesterol: 8.2 mg fat: 4.8 g fiber: 1 g protein: 2.8 g saturatedFat: 1.2 g servingSize: - sodium: 59.5 mg sugar: 21 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

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.

2 dozen cookies

These are a childhood favorite, passed down from my grandmother and great-grandmother.