Date Filled Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. white sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 c. water
1 c. shortening, butter or margarine
4 c. flour
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. baking powder

Preparation

Mix dough ingredients and set aside for a few minutes.
Roll out, cut with round cookie cutter.
Place 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon of the date filling on it.
Cut a tiny slit on top of the top cookie and place it over the filling.
Press the edges of the two cookies together with your fingers.
Scrape the excess back into the cookie.