Date Drops - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. butter
1 1/2 c. brown sugar
2 eggs
pinch of salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. soda
1 c. dates
1 c. nuts
2 1/4 c. flour

Preparation

Cream butter; add sugar, eggs and vanilla.
Sift the dry ingredients.
Chop dates and nuts.
Mix with flour and add to first mixture.
Cookies must be stiff enough to drop from the tip of the spoon.
Drop on a buttered cookie sheet and bake 15 to 18 minutes at 350\u00b0.