Molasses Cookies With Raisin Filling - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1 cup molasses
1 cup shortening
2/3 cup boiling water
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon
5 cups flour
Filling
2 cups seedless raisins
1 tablespoon flour
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 cup water

Preparation

Mix sugar into shortening.
Add molasses and hot water, mix well.
Add other ingredients, mixing flour til batter is soft but not sticky.
On a well floured surface, roll out to 1/4\" thickness. Cookies are best when they are thick and large.
Cook at 250 til edges brown (about 10-12 minutes).
In saucepan, cook filling ingredients til quite thick (about 10 minutes). When cookies cool, use filling to make sandwiches.