Recipe History: I loved these cookies Mom baked with a big glass of milk.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup shortening
2 cups brown sugar
2 well-beaten eggs + 1 tblsp water
1 tsp vanilla
3-1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cream of tartar
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Thoroughly cream shortening and sugar.
- Add eggs, water and vanilla.
- Add sifted dry ingredients, and beat well.
- Form in a small roll, 1-1/2" in diameter, and chill overnight.
- Slice and arrange half of the slices on a greased cookie sheet.
- Place 1 tsp date filling on each, and top with another slice.
- Press edges together with fork.
- Bake 10-20 minutes.
Ingredients:
1 lb. dates, pitted and chopped
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup water
Directions:
- Combine dates, sugar and water in saucepan.
- Cook until thick.
- Add nuts and cool.
These make me flash back to being a little girl :)
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