Nan's Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies

Nan's Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies
(Barbra Karcher's Mum from England)

3 cups sifted flower
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
2 tbs milk
1 1/2 tsp vanilla

Frosting:
Powdered sugar
milk
1 drop vanilla

Sift flour with baking powder and salt. Cream butter and
sugar, gradually add egg, milk and vanilla. Add dry
ingredients and mix well. Chill if necessary. Roll out about 1/8 inch thick and
cut into holiday shapes (use 1/3 of the dough at a time)
Bake at 400º for 5-8 minutes on ungreased sheet. Cool.

Make frosting while cookies cool. Start with 1/2 cup powdered sugar. Add milk 1
tsp at a time until spreadable. add 1 drop vanilla and 1-3 drops food coloring.

Raisin Filled Cookies

Raisin Filled Cookies

1 cup shortening
2 cups sugar (1 brown, one white)
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
Sift together 6 cups flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 3 teaspoonsbaking
powder.
1 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon baking soda in 1 tablespoon boiling water

Raisin Filling:
1 cup raisins
2 cups water
1 cup sugar
pinch of salt
thicken with 1 or 1 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch
teaspoon vanilla

Cook Raisin mixture (without vanilla) 5 to 10 minutes then
add vanilla.

Mix cookie ingredients: Cream sugars,
shortening, and eggs. Add vanilla and dry ingredients,
sour milk, and soda mixture. Roll out and cut with a
drinking glass Add a dollop of filling and cover with
another cookie, pinch together.
Bake 350º for 8-10 minutes until lightly
browned.
Aunt Yvonne's Notes: My sisters & I will always remember the
day that it snowed and when we got off the bus our
parents met us with raisin cookies and snowmen.