1 c. sugar
1 c. shortening
1 egg
1/2 c. milk
3 1/2 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla

Cream sugar and shortening together. Add egg. Blend together. Add milk, flour, salt and baking powder, then vanilla. Mix together well.

Roll out the dough, cut out the cookies and put filling between two cookies. Bake until light brown in 375 degree oven.

FILLING:

1 c. chopped raisins
1/2 c. sugar
1 tbsp. flour
1/2 c. hot water
Little lemon juice for tartness

Mix ingredients together and cook until it thickens. Cool and place about a small teaspoon of filling in center of cookies.