apple half moons

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/3 cup sour cream
• 1 egg yolk, beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 apple - peeled, cored, and chopped
• 1/4 cup raisins
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon apple pie spice

Recipe

• stir together to blend, sour cream, egg yolk and vanilla extract. in a large bowl stir together flour and sugar. cut in 3/4 cup butter or margarine until like coarse crumbs. mix in sour cream mixture until well blended.
• divide dough in half and chill until easy to handle (3 hours or so).
• to make filling: in small saucepan, melt the 1 tablespoon margarine. add apples, raisins, brown sugar and spice and cook, stirring occasionally, until apples are fork tender. remove excess liquid and cool.
• roll each piece of dough to about 1/8 inch thickness and cut with 2-1/2 inch round cookie cutter. place rounds 1/2 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet. place (skimpy) teaspoon of filling on each round and fold in half. seal edges with fork.
• bake at 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) for 10-12 minutes or until light brown. remove and cool. drizzle with lemon sugar icing made with 1/2 cup powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon lemon juice (fresh), 1 tablespoon water. mix until of drizzling consistency. if too thick, add a little more water, if too thin, a little more confectioners' sugar.