Ingredients
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1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
1 large egg
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 dash salt
1 cup flour
1/4 cup dates, unsugared, chopped
1/4 cup coconut, shredded
1/4 cup pecans or 1/4 walnuts
Preparation
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Cream butter, egg and vanilla until mixed and fluffy.
Beat in dry ingredients gradually mixing well after each addition.
Mix in dates, coconut and 1/2 cup of the nuts.
Form dough into two 1-1/2 inch logs.
roll logs into remaining nuts (1/4 cup each).
Wrap in waxed paper and chill (or freeze) until firm enough to slice.
Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Slice cookies 1/4-inch thick and place on a nonstick cookie sheet.
bake 10-12 minutes until light golden brown.
cool on wire racks.
2 cookies = 1 fat, 1/2 fruit, 1/4 bread, 95 calories.
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