Date Filled Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. shortening
1/2 c. sour milk or buttermilk
1 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. cinnamon
2 c. brown sugar, packed
1 tsp. vanilla
3 1/2 c. sifted flour
1 tsp. soda

Preparation

Heat oven to 400\u00b0; mix well shortening, sugar and eggs.
Stir in milk and vanilla.
Sift together flour, soda, salt and cinnamon.
Drop by teaspoon on ungreased baking sheet.
Place 1/2 teaspoon date filling on dough and cover with 1/2 teaspoon dough. Bake 10 to 12 minutes.