Mom's date cookies
Ingredients
Cookie dough
- 1 cup Crisco, melted
- 4 cups flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 eggs, well beaten
- 2 tsp vanilla
Filling
- 1 cup nuts, chopped
- 1 lb dates
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup sugar
Let’s make it
Method
- Combine dough ingredients. Roll out as for jelly roll on waxed paper.
- Combine filling ingredients. Spread on rolled dough. Chill for several hours or overnight.
- Slice 1/4-inch thick and bake in oven at 350°F for 10 minutes.
“Very Good!” ~Kim Milton