Black Eyed Susans

Filling:
1 cup chopped SunMaid® Raisins
½ cup orange juice
½ tsp. grated orange peel
¼ cup sugar
Dash salt

Dough:
½ cup margarine, softened
½ cup peanut butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1-3/4 cups flour
½ tsp. baking powder
¼ tsp salt

To prepare Filling: In small saucepan, combine all filling ingredients. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until sugar dissolves and mixture thickens slightly. Cool while preparing dough.

To prepare Dough; in medium bowl, cream margarine, peanut butter, sugar, egg and vanilla. In small bowl, sift flour with baking powder and salt; stir into creamed mixture. Cover and chill several hours.

Roll out dough on lightly floured surface to 3/8” thickness. Cut into 3” rounds with cookie cutter. Place 2 tsp. of filling in centers of half the
dough rounds. Cut small circles from centers of remaining dough rounds.*
Place on top of raisin-filled rounds. Press edges together lightly to
seal. Place on greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10 to 12 minutes or
until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets few minutes. Remove to wire
rack to cool completely.

*A doughnut cutter works well. Simple cut ½ of dough with holes and ½ without.

Makes about 1½ dozen cookies