Date and Nut Cookies

Name: Date and Nut Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 5 Dozen
Ingredients: 2/3 cup shortening (I use butter); 1 cup brown sugar; 2 eggs; 2 cups nuts, chopped; 2 cups dates, pitted and chopped; 1 orange, grated rind of it; 2 tablespoons orange juice; 1 1/2 cups flour, sifted; 1/4 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon clove; 1/2 teaspoon allspice

Submitted by Ambervim

"Mother always made a HUGE 5 gallon tin of these at Christmas. They are ugly little lumps and delicious as all get out."

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Ready In:: 35mins
Ingredients:: 14
Yields:: 5 Dozen

ingredients

²⁄₃ cup shortening (I use butter)
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2 cups nuts, chopped
2 cups dates, pitted and chopped
1 orange, grated rind of it
2 tablespoons orange juice
1 ¹⁄₂ cups flour, sifted
¹⁄₄ teaspoon baking soda
¹⁄₂ teaspoon baking powder
¹⁄₄ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
¹⁄₂ teaspoon clove
¹⁄₂ teaspoon allspice

directions

Preheat oven to 375.
Cream sugar and shortening. Add eggs and cream further.
Add nuts, dates and orange.
Sift remaining ingredients together.
Add sifted to creamed gradually.
Drop by teaspoon full on silpat lined sheets.
Bake 12-15 minutes.
Store in an airtight container with a couple wedges of apple. This keeps the cookies nice and soft. OR do like me and keep the dough in the fridge only cooking what I want to eat.