Date Or Fig Filled Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 c. sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. butter
1 c. sugar
1/2 c. firmly packed brown sugar
3 unbeaten eggs
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. almond extract

Preparation

Sift together flour, soda and salt.
Cream butter.
Gradually add sugar and brown sugar.
Cream well.
Blend in unbeaten eggs, vanilla and almond extract.
Add dry ingredients gradually.
Mix well.
Chill about 2 hours.
Prepare filling.