Raisin-Filled Cookies

Contributor: Gaye Marchant
2002 Cowley Cookbook

Preheat oven to 375.

3 1/4 cups flour
6 tbsp shortening
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
6 tbsp sour milk
1/2 tsp soda
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla

Roll to 1/8 and cut with cookie cutter.

Filling:

1/2 cup applesauce
2/3 cup raisins
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tsp butter
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 tbsp water

Boil 1 minute and cool. Place about 2 tsp filling on half of cookie. Cover with reminder of cookie, seal edges and bake for 12 minutes.

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Spoon Burgers

Contributor: Gaye Marchant
2002 Cowley Cookbook

Make bread dough (may use your own recipe if desired)

1 1/2 cup water
2 T powdered milk
1 1/2 tsp. yeast
3 cups bread flour
3 T sugar
2 T butter

Let rise about 60 minutes

Filling:

1 1/2 lbs ground beef
1 T onion
salt and pepper

Cook and brown beef and onion. Add 1/2 catsup (enough to coat the beef well, not sloppy).  Roll out 1/2 of dough and stretch to fit a large cake pan. top with beef mixture.

Sprinkle with:

1 cup grated mozzarella cheese
1 cup cheddar or American cheese

Roll out remaining dough; stretch over top. Tuck in edges, brush with butter. Let rise about 25 minutes.

Bake at 375 degrees for 25 minutes.

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Hamburger Rolls

Contributor: Gaye Marchant
2002 Cowley Cookbook

1 1/2 lb. regular ground beef (not lean)
2 T chopped onion
salt and pepper to taste
1 recipe baking powder biscuits or use Bisquick

Brown beef and onion, salt and pepper.  remove beef from pan and save grease to make gravy. Roll out dough 9x12" cover with cooled beef.  Roll as for cinnamon rolls. Slice and place on greased cookie sheet.  Bake at 375 degrees for 20-25 minutes.

Gravy:  Add flour to oil in pan; brown, add salt and pepper and enough water to make gravy.  Add 1/2 cup catsup. Serve over rolls.

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