Esthers Date Filled Cookies

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Esthers Date Filled Cookies Ingredients

1 Box light brown sugar	FILLING FOR COOKIES
1 c Shortening	1 lg Package dates; chopped
4 Eggs	1 1/2 c Sugar
1 1/2 ts Salt	1 1/4 c Water
4 c Flour	2 ts Lemon juice
2 ts Soda	1 pn Salt
2 ts Baking powder	1 c Nuts; chopped

Instructions for Esthers Date Filled Cookies

Cream sugar and shortening together. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition. Stir in remaining ingredients. Mix well. Roll in balls; place on greased cookie sheet and flatten very thin with a glass. Place teaspoon of filling (see below) on one cookie and place another cookie on top. Bake at 350F for 8 minutes. FILLING: Cook dates, sugar and water until thick. Add lemon juice and salt. Stir in nuts. Cool filling. Put two cookies together with this filling. Yields about 50 cookies. Recipe by: Esther Guyer Posted to TNT Recipes Digest by "Art Guyer" on May 01, 1998

Main Ingredient: CookiesCuisine: Uncategorized