My Mom's Favorite Raisin Filled Cookies

The taste more than makes up for this ugly looking cookie!

Cookie:
2 cups brown sugar
1/8 tsp salt
1 cup butter
1 tsp baking soda
4 cups flour
2 tsp vanilla
3 eggs

Raisin Filling:
1 cup brown sugar
1 T flour
1 cup chopped nuts
1 cup water
1 1/2 cup ground raisins
1 T. lemon juice

1. Cream sugar, salt and butter. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Sift together dry ingredients. Add to creamed mixture. Set aside,

2. For the raisin filling: Mix flour and sugar. Stir in water slowly. Add nuts, raisins and lemon juice. Cook until slightly thickened. Cool.

3. Roll dough 1/4 inch thick and cut out with 3" cookie cutter. Put a spoonful of filling in the center of cookie, fold over and seal with tip of fork.

4. Bake at 350 degrees for 12- 15 min.