All the delicious flavors of individual raisin filled cookies in one simple bar!
Raisin filled cookies are one of my favorite cookies! I have a wonderful raisin filled cookie recipe from my gram, but sometimes I don’t have the time to make them. So I decided to make them into bars. You still get the gooey raisin filled center and delicious dough, but made in a much simpler way! Once they’re done, you can slice them into bars and enjoy!
Ingredients are as follows:
Dough:
1/2 C shortening
1/2 C margarine
2 C brown sugar
2 eggs
3 3/4 C flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla
Filling:
1 large box of raisins
1 Tbsp. cornstarch
3/4 C brown sugar
1/2 C water
Directions:Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Place raisins, cornstarch, brown sugar and water into a small saucepan.
Simmer over medium heat until thickened. Turn off heat; allow to cool.
Cream shortening, margarine and brown sugar together.
Add eggs and mix until incorporated.
Add flour, baking soda and vanilla. Mix until completely combined.
Cover the bottom of a cookie sheet with saran wrap. Press half of the dough onto the cookie sheet, covering it completely.
Using the saran wrap, remove dough, set aside and press the remaining dough onto the ungreased cookie sheet.
Cover dough with raisins.
Flip first layer of dough on top of raisins; covering evenly.
Bake in preheated oven for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.
Slice, serve and enjoy!
I have been sick all day with a cold and have been searching the net for a good raisin filling. I found this recipe. The cookies look very tasty. I will try them later. I will use the filling portion to make an old favorite of mine. Lost the old recipe but hope this filling will work. Thanks.
ohhhh so excited to find this.. I'm going to add pecans.. Sunday dinner is going to be so good !!! Thanks Jules
I've been dying to make fig newton like cookies. Bet I can make them from this, though I am a huge fan of raisins too. Thanks for sharing…your new follower from http://www.onceuptonatomato.com
I'm ashamed to admit that I've never heard of these. :-/ They sound delicious and like one of the other readers, they remind me of Fig Newtons. Thanks for linking up on Recipes I Can't Wait to Try!!!
Thanks for sharing your yummy recipe with us at Cast Party Wednesday. I hope you come back and visit us tomorrow.
Thanks again.
I hope to see you there!