Date Nut Filled Cookies

Name: Date Nut Filled Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 60 cookies, 60 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 cups dried dates, chopped; 3/4 cup sugar; 3/4 cup water; 1/2 cup chopped nuts; 3/4 cup butter; 2 cups light brown sugar; 2 eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 3 1/2 cups flour, sifted; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/2 cup buttermilk

Submitted by Deb Wolf

"My grandmother's recipe, circa 1970. As I'm transcribing it from the yellowed, stained index card, I can see her writing it out for me. I loved the rich filling and tender cookie. Mmmm"

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Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 13
Yields:: 60 cookies
Serves:: 60

ingredients

Date Filling
2 cups dried dates, chopped
³⁄₄ cup sugar
³⁄₄ cup water
¹⁄₂ cup chopped nuts
Cookie Dough
³⁄₄ cup butter
2 cups light brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 ¹⁄₂ cups flour, sifted
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
¹⁄₄ teaspoon cinnamon
¹⁄₂ cup buttermilk

directions

Preheat oven to 375°F.
To prepare Filling:.
Combine dates, water and sugar in a small saucepan. Cook over low heat until thick. Cool; add nuts.
To prepare Cookie Dough:.
Cream butter, add sugar and beat until light.
Beat in eggs one at a time; add vanilla.
Sift together flour, salt, soda and cinnamon. Add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk.
Drop dough by rounded tablespoons onto buttered baking sheet 2" apart. Make a shallow indent in each cookie. Place a scant teaspoon of filling in indent. Cover with 1/2 teaspoon of dough.
Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
Remove to wire rack to cool.
Store between layers of wax paper in tightly covered container.

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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY

Deb Wolf

My husband, Walt and I live in Huntley, Illinois; about 1 hour west/northwest of Chicago O'Hare airport. I'm a stay at home wife with 3 adult children. I collect old cookbooks, enjoy reading, gardening, canning, candy making and jewelry making. I'm passionate about my savior, singing on the worship team and volunteering for a non-profit that provides free legal services to poor families. My favorite cookbooks are Taste of Home Contest Winning and those authored by Rachael Ray. A pet peeve is when a cook doesn't give an alternative for a difficult to find ingredient.

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