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.
br>Stir eggs into cooled date mixture.
In large bowl
Heat oven to 400\u00b0.
Mix thoroughly shortening, brown sugar and eggs.
Stir in water and vanilla.
Sift together and stir in flour, salt, soda and cinnamon.
Drop with teaspoon on ungreased baking sheet.
Place 1/2 teaspoon Date Filling on dough; cover with another 1/2 teaspoon of dough.
Bake until lightly browned, 10 to 12 minutes.
Makes 5 to 6 dozen.
Prepare Date Filling; cool.
Heat oven to 400\u00b0.
Grease square pan, 9 x 9 x 2-inch.
Mix brown sugar, margarine and shortening. Mix in baking mix and oats.
Press half of the crumbly mixture in pan; spread with filling.
Top with remaining crumbly mixture; press gently into filling.
Bake until light brown, 25 to 30 minutes.
Cut into bars, about 2 x 1 1/2-inch.
Makes 2 dozen cookies.
he sugar.
For the date & orange muffin, substitute 1 cup
ixture by tablespoonfuls (including a date in each tablespoonful) and drop
ough by rounded teaspoonfuls (1 date per cookie) onto a greased
vernight.
Press 1 walnut into each date and press closed.
Chop dates roughly and place in a heavy pan with the ghee.
Cook over medium heat, stirring often, until dates soften, and are combined with the ghee.
spread half the date mixture in a 9 in (23 cm) square pan.
Sprinkle walnut pieces over the dates, pressing them in lightly. Place remaining date mixture on top, spreading it evenly.
Sprinkle evenly with toasted sesame seeds, pressing them on lightly.
Leave until cool and cut into small squares or diamond shapes.
Store in a sealed container and serve as a sweetmeat.
o sub pecans in this recipe or even use pine nuts
Preheat oven at 350\u00b0.
Mix shortening, brown sugar and egg. Stir in sour cream and blend in dry ingredients.
Drop teaspoon of cookie dough onto cookie sheet.
Cut dates in half and put a walnut half inside date.
Press open side of date onto center of each cookie and bake for 8 to 12 minutes.
Melt butter in heavy skillet.
Stir in sugar, egg yolk and dates.
Cook and stir over low heat 5 minutes or until mixture is thick.
Remove from heat.
Stir in lemon juice, peel and nuts. Cool.
Drop or roll into balls and roll in powdered sugar. Delicious!!
I double this recipe.
alette knife.
Spread the date puree over the cake mix
I basically make the same recipe but with dairy free chocolate
Stuff each date with a walnut half; press to hold in shape. Cream butter and sugar.
Beat in the egg, sour cream and vanilla. Stir in the sifted flour, baking powder and baking soda.
Add the stuffed dates.
he size of a large walnut or tablespoon.
Flatten each
litre loaf tin with walnut oil and set aside.
Cream the butter and sugar until light. Add egg.
Sift dry ingredients and mix alternating with sour cream. Stuff each date with nut quarter and add. Stir only to mix in dates.
Drop onto greased cookie sheet, 1 date to each cookie. Bake at 400\u00b0 for 8 to 10 minutes. Top with Golden Frosting.
br>Frost with the Chocolate Walnut Buttercream (recipe follows).
ellyroll pan. Spread carefully with date filling. Sprinkle walnuts, then reserved