Easy Filled Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. soft shortening
2 c. brown sugar, packed
2 eggs
1/2 c. sour milk or buttermilk
3 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt

Preparation

Mix shortening, brown sugar and eggs thoroughly. Stir in milk. Sift flour and measure, then add soda and salt; sift again. Stir into preceding mixture. Chill at least 1 hour.
Heat oven to 400\u00b0. Drop rounded teaspoons of dough 2 inches apart on greased baking sheet. Place 1/2 teaspoon of date filling on top of dough and drop an additional small teaspoon of dough on top of filling. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned.