ates, water, and sugar Bring date mixture to a boil then
Cream the shortening and sugar; add eggs and vanilla.
Add sifted dry ingredients; mix well.
Divide into thirds and make into 3 balls.
Place 1 ball at a time between 2 sheets of waxed paper and roll dough into oblong shape.
Place 1/3 of date filling on rolled dough; spread out to edges.
Roll up dough and date mixture.
Wrap in waxed paper and chill overnight.
Cut into cookies and bake on greased cookie sheet 10 minutes at 350\u00b0.
Combine dates, 1/2 cup sugar, water and nuts.
Cook and stir approximately 5 minutes.
(You may want to add a little more water.)
Let cool.
In a large mixing bowl mix sugars, shortening, eggs, soda, salt and flour to make dough.
Roll dough out on a floured board.
Spread date mixture onto rolled dough.
Then roll into 2 rolls and put in refrigerator to chill.
Cut cookies off to bake.
Place cookies on a greased cookie sheet.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 10 minutes or until brown.
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Spread half of date mixture all over the dough
Combine dates, 1 cup granulated sugar and 1 c water.
Cook until thick.
Set aside to cool.
Mix together shortening, 1 cup granulated sugar, brown sugar and 3 eggs.
In another bowl, mix flour and baking soda.
Add this to sugar, brown sugar and eggs mixture.
Pour in vanilla.
Divide into balls and roll each one out.
Spread the date mixture over rolled out balls.
Roll each one up in a jelly roll.
Slice and bake at 350 for 15 minutes.
Mix all but the dates, 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup water. Divide and chill.
Cook 1 pound dates with 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup water until boiling.
Set aside until cool.
Roll out dough as for jelly rolls.
Spread date mixture on the dough and roll up. Chill overnight, then slice and bake at 375\u00b0 for 10 minutes.
In saucepan, bring dates, water, 1/2 cup sugar and nuts to a boil.
Boil for 5 minutes.
Cream shortening and rest of sugars. Add eggs and dry ingredients.
Roll dough 1/4 inch thick and spread with date mixture.
Roll in wax paper and chill overnight. Bake at 400\u00b0.
Mix first
6
ingredients.
Roll out 1/4-inch thick and spread with
date
filling.
Cook remaining ingredients until thick; set aside
and cool.
Spread on cookie dough, roll like jelly roll and refrigerate overnight.
Slice and bake at 350\u00b0.
or until lightly golden. Allow cookies to cool for a few
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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days. Meanwhile, prepare date filling.
DATE FILLING: In a small
lace a teaspoonful of the date filling in the centre. Fold
Make the date filling by heating the ingredients
pread a third of the date spread evenly over the pastry
he center between 2 thin cookies pressed together.
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Date Nut Bread using starter:
hours.
To bake cookies: Position racks in the upper
thin, sharp knife, slice cookies into 1/4\" slices. Place
nto a rectangle. Spread with date filling. Roll up jelly roll