Molasses Cookies With Raisin Filling

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

Directions:
- 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.