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Date Cookies Recipe

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Filling
Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 lb dates
¼ c sugar
1 c water
½ c walnuts or pecans (your choice)
Directions:
Directions:
In saucepan, cook dates, sugar and water until dates are soft and sugar is dissolved. Add nuts if desired and cool.
 

Dough
Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 c sugar
1 c shortening or butter
1/2 c sour milk
2 c flour
1 t baking soda
2 c oatmeal
1/4 t salt
Directions:
Directions:
Mix dough ingredients together. Spread 1/2 the dough on ungreased 11 x 15" pan. Spread filling over dough. Then spread rest of dough on top. Bake at 350 degrees until done.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Recipe didn't say how long to bake. Would suggest starting at 20 minutes and then checking every 5 minutes until toothpick put into just the dough comes out clean.

Recipe card also suggests some like it better with half the amount of filling to dough.

 

 

 

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