Date Filled Sour Milk Cookies

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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
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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!!!!!