Date Nut Pinwheel Cookies
Author/Submitted by: Laura Hunter Servings: 1 Categories:
Cookies
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Desserts
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Nuts
Ingredients:
Dough 1/2
cup
butter 1/2
cup
sugar 1/2
cup
brown sugar 1
egg 2
teaspoons
vanilla 1 3/4
cups
flour 1/2
teaspoon
salt 1/2
teaspoon
baking soda
Filling 8
ozs.
dates 1/3
cup
sugar 1/3
cup
water 1/4
cup
walnuts, CHOPPED EXTREMELY FINE 1/2
teaspoon
vanilla
Directions:
For dough: cream together first 5 ingredients. Add dry ingredients.
Form
dough into a ball; cover and refrigerate for several hours. Separate
chilled
dough into 2 balls. Roll each ball into a rectangle - dough should be
fairly
thin.
For filling: chop dates; place in saucepan. Add remaining ingredients
and
cook over low heat, stirring until a paste is formed - about 15 minutes.
COOL COMPLETELY.
Spread filling on dough; roll up dough & filling jelly roll style. Slice
1/2" thick; bake at 350 for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Makes
2
to 3 dozen.
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