Date Nut Pinwheel Cookies

Date Nut Pinwheel Cookies
Nancy Harrison

INGREDIENTS:

DATE FILLING

2 ¹⁄₄ cups dates

1cup sugar

1cup water

1cup nuts

COOKIE DOUGH

1cup shortening

2cups brown sugar

3eggs, well beaten

4cups flour

¹⁄₂teaspoon salt

¹⁄₂teaspoon baking soda

DIRECTIONS

Date Filling:

Combine dates, sugar and water in a pan and cook until thick (about 10 mins.).

Add nuts to mixture, mix, and let cool. Set aside.

Cookie Dough:

Cream shortening and add brown sugar gradually.

Add eggs and beat well. Add to the other ingredients, and mix.

Divide into 2 parts and make 2 round balls.

Chill for 1 hr., or until ready to bake.

Preheat oven to 375.

Make 4 balls from the 2 lg. balls of dough.

Roll out dough to 1/4" thick, and spread date mixture all over the top to the edge of the dough.

Roll into logs.

Cut into slices 1/4" thick, and place on greased cookie sheet.

Bake in 375 oven for 10-12 minutes.

Cool on cookie racks and store in a plastic container with lid, or a cookie tin.