Date Filled Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1/2 c. shortening
    3/4 tsp. salt
    1 tsp. vanilla
    1 c. sugar
    1 egg, well beaten
    3 c. flour
    3 tsp. baking powder
    1/4 c. milk
    Date Filling (recipe follows)
Preparation
    Combine shortening, salt and vanilla.
    Blend.
    Add sugar and cream well.
    Add beaten egg and mix thoroughly.
    Sift flour and baking powder.
    Add to the first, alternately with milk, blending well.
    Chill dough.
    Roll dough 1/8-inch thick on floured board. Cut into 3-inch cookie.
    Place one cookie on ungreased cookie sheet.
    Add 1 teaspoon of Date Filling (recipe to follow).
    Cover with another cookie.
    Press together with a fork.
    Prick top of each cookie with a fork.
    Bake at 375\u00b0 for about 15 minutes.

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