*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                      Date Filled Sour Milk Cookies

Recipe By     : my grams
Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Cookies And Bars

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   2      cups          sugar
   1      cup           lard*
   2                    eggs
   4      cups          flour
   1      cup           sour milk
   1      teaspoon      baking soda
     1/2  teaspoon      salt
                        vanilla
                        ------Raisin Filling-----
     1/2  cup           seedless raisins -- ground
   1      dozen         english walnuts or pecans -- ground
                        juice of half a lemon
     1/2  cup           sugar
     1/2  cup           water
   2      teaspoons     flour

For cookies:
Cream together lard and sugar. Add eggs, sour milk and vanilla.
Mix together dry ingredient. Add to creamed mixture. Makes a thick,
sticky dough. Roll out (I use powdered sugar instead of flour to roll
them out) and cut out round shaped cookies.

For Filling:
Stir sugar and flour together. Add water and cook til thickened. Stir in
lemon juice, ground nuts and ground raisins. Cool.

Put small amount of filling in center of a cookie. Top with another
cookie and seal edges. Cook at 400 degrees for about 10 minutes. 

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NOTES : This is an old family recipe handed down many times. You may
have to play with the ingredient amounts and cooking times to suit your
taste. These are sinfully delicious.
*I guess you could use shortening in these but the lard is what makes
them good!!!!!