Turnovercookies Recipes

DATE "TURNOVER" COOKIES

Steps:

• Cook the dates and water together, stirring frequently, until soft and amalgamated.
• Let cool.
• Preheat the oven to 325°F.
• Butter a large cookie sheet.
• Stir together the dry ingredients.
• Beat together the cooled melted butter and eggs, then beat in the buttermilk.
• Mix the beaten butter and egg mixture into the dry ingredients, adding a little more buttermilk if needed to make a soft dough.
• Drop half the dough by spoonfuls onto the cookie sheet.
• Space them well apart.
• Divide the filling evenly over the cookie bases.
• Spoon the remainder of the dough over the cookies.
• Bake for 20 minutes.

DATE TURNOVERS

Steps:

• Heat dates, water, and 1/4 cup brown sugar in a saucepan over medium heat; cook until dates are very soft, about 5 minutes. Set aside to cool to room temperature.
• Stir vinegar into milk in a bowl; set aside to curdle, about 10 minutes.
• Whisk flour and baking soda together in a large bowl; stir in oats and 1 1/2 cups brown sugar. Stir butter, shortening, and milk mixture into flour mixture; cover dough and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Roll dough out on a lightly floured surface about 1/8-inch thick; cut dough circles with a round cookie cutter. Place about 1 tablespoon date mixture in the center of each circle; fold circle in half and press edges together tightly to seal. Place cookies on the prepared baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 10 minutes. Remove to cool completely on a wire rack.

JAM TURNOVER COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Place flour on pastry board. Make a well in the center. Put butter, sugar, 2 eggs, (grated lemon rind) and salt into the well. Work the flour mixture gently with your hands and form into a ball.
• 2. Cover with clean towel and let rest for 1 hour. With rolling pin, roll dough to 1/4" thickness and cut out 3" circles (I use a drinking glass for this).
• 3. In the center of each circle of dough, place 1/2 tsp. of preserves then fold dough in half and crimp with fork to close edges. Brush the dough with the beaten egg.
• 4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place cookies on cookie sheet and bake for 10-15 minutes. Remove them from the oven and serve.
• 5. Optional: after removing cookies from oven you can sprinkle them with confectioner sugar...I never do but the recipe offers this option.

RASPBERRY TURNOVER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Sift the dry ingredients together (I used a dried orange peel, so it was sifted with my other dry ingredients).
• Using a pastry blender, cut the margarine and cream cheese into the dry ingredients (like a pie crust).
• Sprinkle the milk onto this mixture, mix and gather into a ball.
• On a lightly a floured surface, roll to 1/8" thickness.
• Use a 2" or 3" cutter to make 16-18 rounds.
• Spoon 1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons jelly onto the center of each round (don't use too much or it will "bleed out" when baking).
• Fold the cookie over and bake on an ungreased cookie sheet for 12-14 minutes (oven time may be less-- I used a toaster oven).