Best 7 Grandmas Raisin Filled Cookies Recipes

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When it comes to classic comfort food, grandma's raisin-filled cookies reign supreme. Picture warm, golden-brown cookies bursting with plump, juicy raisins, offering a delightful balance of sweetness and chewiness with every bite. Whether it's the aroma wafting through the kitchen or the first taste that melts in your mouth, these cookies have a way of evoking nostalgic memories and bringing a smile to your face. They are perfect for any occasion, from family gatherings to holiday celebrations, and are guaranteed to be a hit among cookie lovers of all ages. So gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and let's embark on a culinary journey to recreate grandma's cherished raisin-filled cookies.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

RAISIN-FILLED COOKIES



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Our family has been making these flavorful cookies for years and years. We love the sweet raisin filling hidden in each cookie. &Mdash; Barbara Noel, Junction City, Kansas

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 40m

Yield about 3-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 17

1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup sugar
1 cup butter, softened
3 large eggs
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
5 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons buttermilk
FILLING:
1 tablespoon cornstarch
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 cups boiling water
1-1/2 cup seedless raisins

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cream sugars and butter. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and nutmeg; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Cover and refrigerate until easy to handle. , For filling, in a saucepan, combine the cornstarch, flour and brown sugar. Stir in water until smooth. Add raisins. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir and cook for 3 minutes or until thickened. Cool. , On a floured surface, roll out dough into 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with floured 3-in.-round cookie cutters. Spoon 2 teaspoons filling on top of half the circles and top each with another circle. Pinch edges together and cut slit in top. , Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-13 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 351 calories, Fat 10g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 54mg cholesterol, Sodium 245mg sodium, Carbohydrate 62g carbohydrate (37g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 5g protein.

GRANDMA'S OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIES



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Very moist (don't cook them too long), very rich in flavor, yet somehow not too heavy. Grandma's recipe! Even people who don't like oatmeal raisin cookies do like these.

Provided by Lisa

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Spice Cookie Recipes

Time 1h15m

Yield 96

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 cups shortening
2 cups brown sugar
½ cup white sugar
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon ground cloves
6 cups rolled oats
1 cup milk
2 cups raisins

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
  • In a large bowl, cream together the shortening, brown sugar and white sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, allspice and cloves; stir into the sugar mixture until well blended. Mix in the rolled oats alternately with the milk. Finally, stir in the raisins. Drop by heaping spoonfuls 3 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 11 minutes, or until edges are golden and tops are dry. Cool on cookie sheets for 1 minute before removing to cool on wire racks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 105.2 calories, Carbohydrate 14 g, Cholesterol 8 mg, Fat 4.9 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 1.7 g, SaturatedFat 1.2 g, Sodium 49.5 mg, Sugar 6 g

OLD-FASHIONED RAISIN COOKIES



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"My mother has been making these morsels for the past 40 years, much to the delight of all in our family," jots Darlene Brenden of Salem, Oregon. "The fruit-filled sugar cookies will please any sweet tooth. They disappear quickly!"

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 40m

Yield about 4 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 13

1/2 cup sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup chopped dates
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup water
DOUGH:
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • In a small saucepan, combine the first six ingredients. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Cool. , In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 2-3 hours or until easy to handle. , On a lightly floured surface, roll half of the dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a 2-in. round cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Place 1 teaspoon of raisin filling in the center of each cookie. , Roll out remaining dough. Cut with a 2-in. cookie cutter. With a 1-in. round cookie cutter, cut a hole in the center of each; place over filling. With a fork, press edges to seal. , Bake at 400° for 10-12 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 263 calories, Fat 8g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 47mg cholesterol, Sodium 135mg sodium, Carbohydrate 45g carbohydrate (27g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.

GRANDMA'S BOILED RAISIN COOKIES



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I got this recipe from my mom, who got it from her mom. These are the best raisin cookies I have ever had. They stay very soft! Most people look skeptical of raisin cookies until they try these, and then they ask for the recipe.

Provided by Alison

Categories     Dessert

Time 30m

Yield 6 dozen, 36 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 cups raisins
1 cup water
1 cup margarine
2 cups white sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon allspice

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400°F.
  • Bring water to boil in small pot, add raisans and boil 5 minutes. Cool. Do not drain water - it will be used in recipe.
  • Cream shortening and sugar.
  • Add eggs and beat well.
  • Add cooled raisans with any left over water, and vanilla.
  • Stir flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and allspice to wet ingredients.
  • Drop by teaspoon onto a lightly greased cookie sheet. This mixture is not meant to be really dry.
  • Bake 10 minutes.

GRANDMA'S RAISIN FILLED COOKIES



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My Grandmother always had these on hand whenever we would come to visit. We always gobbled them up. I never truly appreciated them tho, until I finally was given the recipe and realized the TIME that went into them. I recommend making the filling one day and the cookies the next.. just saves you that much time. I also like to just underbake a hair... I'll probably be strung and hung for sharing her recipe..:)

Provided by podapo

Categories     Dessert

Time 2h10m

Yield 36-42 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 1/2 lbs raisins
2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups water
1/2 cup flour
6 cups flour
3 tablespoons baking powder
2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 cups butter
2 1/2 cups sugar
4 large eggs, beaten
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons vanilla

Steps:

  • Raisin Mixture: Soak raisins in hot water.
  • When plumb and soft, drain water and grind.
  • Put in saucepan and add sugar, salt, and water.
  • Mix the flour with just enough water to make smooth paste, then add to raisin mixture.
  • Let come to boil, then set off to cool.
  • Cookie: In large mixing bowl, cream together butter& sugar.
  • Beat in eggs.
  • Add milk and vanilla.
  • Mix until well blended.
  • Combine dry ingredients together and add to butter mixture.
  • Roll out onto flour surface to about 1/4 inch thickness.
  • Cut with round cutter.
  • Lay on cookie sheet, and add 1 Tablespoon (about) ground raisin mixture to each cookie.
  • Top with another round cookie, pinch sides together.
  • Bake@ 350 8-10 minutes or until just starting to brown.

FAMILY FAVORITE RAISIN-FILLED COOKIES



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

Provided by joeyc

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Fruit Cookie Recipes     Raisin

Time 50m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 11

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

Steps:

  • 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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 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, Sodium 59.5 mg, Sugar 21 g

GRANDMA'S OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIES RECIPE - (4.4/5)



Grandma's Oatmeal Raisin Cookies Recipe - (4.4/5) image

Provided by Nicole S

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 cups raisins, chopped
3 cups boiling water
3/4 cup butter flavored shortening
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
2 1/2 cups flour
2 cups old fashioned oats
1 1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups chopped walnuts

Steps:

  • Place raisins in a small bowl. Cover with boiling water; let stand for 5 minutes. Drain and set aside. In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs. Combine the flour, oats, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in walnuts and raisins. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto greased baking sheets. Flatten with a glass. Bake at 325° for 8-10 minutes or until bottoms are browned. Remove to wire racks.

Tips:

  • Use a silicone baking mat or parchment paper to line your baking sheets to prevent the cookies from sticking.
  • Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy for a more tender cookie.
  • Be sure to chill the dough for at least 30 minutes before baking. This will help the cookies hold their shape and prevent them from spreading too much.
  • If you don't have any raisins on hand, you can use other dried fruits, such as cranberries, cherries, or apricots.
  • Feel free to add in other spices, such as cinnamon, nutmeg, or ginger, to taste.

Conclusion:

These Grandma's Raisin-Filled Cookies are a delicious and easy-to-make treat that the whole family will enjoy. They're perfect for any occasion, from a simple snack to a holiday gathering. So next time you're looking for a sweet treat, be sure to give these cookies a try.

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