Chinese Chews - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 stick melted butter
8 Tbsp. Crisco
2 c. sugar
4 eggs
4 c. flour
2 tsp. vanilla
2 c. chopped nuts
2 c. chopped dates
xxx sugar

Preparation

Slowly melt Crisco and butter.
In mixing bowl, add sugar to melted Crisco and butter.
Beat 1 minute.
Add eggs and vanilla. Beat 1 minute.
Add flour.
Mix by hand, not mixer.
Add dates and nuts.