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Cranberry Filled Cookies

Course: Cookies
Cuisine: American, Amish, Pennsylvania Dutch
Keyword: Amish Cooking, Christmas, Cookies, Cranberry, Pennsylvania dutch
Servings: 4 Dozen

Equipment

  • Rolling Pin
  • Round Cookie Cutter

Ingredients

Cookie Dough

  • 1 Cup Shortening
  • 2 Cups Sugar
  • 2 lg Eggs
  • 5.5 Cups Flour
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 4 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1 Cup Milk
  • 2 tsp Vanilla

Cranberry Cookie Filling

  • 2 Cups Dried Cranberries Craisins
  • 1 Cup Water
  • 1 Cup Sugar
  • 2 Tbsp Flour
  • Zest of one Orange Optional

Instructions

Cookie Dough

  • Cream Shortening and Sugar
  • Add vanilla and eggs, beat until fluffy.
  • Sift Flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
  • Add dry ingredients to batter alternately with milk.
  • Cover completed dough and chill several hours in the fridge.

Cranberry Cookie Filling

  • Combine all ingredients into a saucepan and cook over low heat until thick. Stire constantly.
  • Allow to cool to at least room temperature before assembly.

Assembling/Baking Cranberry Filled Cookies

  • Turn out dough in small batches on floured surface.
  • Roll to 1/8 inch thickness.
  • Cut with round cookie cutter and place 1 inch apart on non stick or parchment lined baking sheet.
  • Add one tsp of filling in center of each cookie.
  • Cover with another round of dough and press edges together.
  • Bake at 400 degree oven for 10-12 minutes.