Filled Cookies

Recipe is from Aunt Lola.

½ cup shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 TB thick cream
1 tsp vanilla
2 ½ cups sifted flour
¼ tsp salt

Raisin Filling:
2 cups raisins, ground
½ cup sugar
2 TB lemon juice

Raisin, Fig & Date Filling:
½ cup raisins, cut up finely
½ cup figs, cut up finely
½ cup dates, cut up finely
½ cup sugar
½ cup water
1 TB lemon juice

Mix together shortening, sugar and eggs thoroughly. Stir in cream and vanilla. Sift together flour, soda, salt and stir in. Chill dough. Roll very thin – 1/8 inch. Cut 3-inch rounds or squares. Place on lightly greased baking sheet. Place a rounded teaspoonful of desired cooled filling on each. Fold over like a turnover, pressing edges together with floured tines of a fork or tip of finger. Bake at 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes until lightly browned. Make 6 dozen cookies.

Raisin Filling: Mix all ingredients together in saucepan. Cook slowly, stirring constantly, until thickened. Cool.

Raisin, Fig & Date Filling: Mix ingredients together and cook. Stir constantly. Cool.