Filled Sugar Cookies (Marjory Standish)

1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
2 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp baking soda
2 1/2 cups flour

Cream shortening.  Add salt and vanilla.  Add sugar gradually.  Add unbeaten egg and cream until light and fluffy.  Sift flour.  Measure and sift with cream of tartar and soda.  Add to creamed mixture alternately with milk.

Roll dough on floured surface--you can decide how big to make your cookies.  Place cut out cookies on baking sheet.  Put a teaspoon full of filling in middle of each cookie and then cover with another cookie.  You can press edges slightly or press with floured fork tines.  Bake at 400 deg F for 12-15 mins.

Raspberry Filled Sugar Cookies:  Place 1 tsp of raspberry jam in center of cookie, top with other cookie and bake.

Raising Filled Sugar Cookies:
1 cup chopped raisins
1 cup water
1 tsp flour
1/2 tsp salt (less)
Chop raisins and place in saucepan with flour and salt.  Add 1 cup water gradually and cook over medium heat until thickened.