Date Filled Cookies

"A tasty cookie my Mom always made at Christmas. They taste best made ahead and allowed to soften."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 10mins
Ingredients:
11
Yields:
30 double cookies
Serves:
30

ingredients

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directions

  • Date Filling:

  • In a small saucepan combine dates, water & brown sugar.
  • Simmer until soft and spreadable, you might need a bit more water, if it gets too watery, just cook it down.
  • Allow to cool.
  • Combine the dry ingredients, Flour, Baking Powder and Salt; set aside.
  • Cream Shortening and Sugar, gradually add the beaten Egg and Vanilla; mix well.
  • Gradually add the dry ingredients to the Sugar and Egg mixture; blending in after each additions.
  • Chill the dough 15 minutes. Roll the dough to 1/8" thick. Cut 3" circles or in cookie cutter shapes done in pairs.
  • Bake at 375F for 8-10 minutes, remove to a wire rack to cool.
  • Spread a small amount of date filling onto bottom side of a cookie and top with another cookie. Continue in this manner until all cookies are done in pairs.
  • These cookies can be prepared without the dates; cut out shapes, bake and decorate as desired. These freeze well.

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<p>Love living on the East Coast of Vancouver Island! Retired early!. Like to cook, all time fave cook book is the original 'Joy of Cooking' trying out new recipes, gardening, going for long walks on the waterfront- especially checking out whats fresh on the fish boat docks. Very into learning new things on my computer. Pet peeve are lazy slobs who throw garbage everywhere, liars, drunks, noisy people.</p>
 
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