Italian Filled Cookies
By: Anonymous
Published: Friday, February 19, 2010 - 2:03am

Ingredients




5 1/2 cups Flour
1/2 cup Sugar
6 teaspoons Baking powder
1/4 teaspoon Salt
2 tablespoons Anisette liqueur
6 lrg Eggs
2 teaspoons Vanilla
1 pound Butter or margarine
3 cups Raisins
1 pound Figs
1/2 cup Brown sugar
1 cup Walnuts
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
2 tablespoons Water

Preparation

1 Dough: Mix flour, sugar, salt and baking powder in large bowl. Cut in butter until it resembles coarse meal. Make a well, add eggs and vanilla. 2 Mix with wooden spoon until mixture leaves side of bowl. 3 Filling: Chop or grind fruit and nuts. Add cinnamon, brown sugar, and water. Cook over low heat until fruit is soft and filling has thickened. 4 Set aside, cool. Roll dough thin, cut in 2" circles with cookie cutter. Put 1 T of filling in center, fold and seal edges. Bake in 375 degree oven until golden brown.