Date Nut Rocks - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. soda
1 Tbsp. water
3 eggs (1 at a time)
3 c. unsifted flour
2 c. chopped dates
2 c. nuts (pecans or walnuts)
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. allspice

Preparation

Cream together butter, sugar, vanilla, soda (dissolved in 1 tablespoon water) and eggs.
Combine flour, dates, nuts, cinnamon and allspice.
Add dry ingredients to sugar mixture and drop onto a lightly greased cookie sheet a teaspoonful at a time.
Place fairly far apart as they spread quite a lot.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 10 to 12 minutes.