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Hey Pattico--Date Filled Cookies

16 years ago

On the "No Bake Cookie" thread, I saw you were going to make date filled cookies. Are they a sort of like a sugar cookie with date and nut filling inside? If they are, I'd sure like to have the recipe if you get time. Heck, even if they aren't that kind, I love dates in anything.

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marygailv
16 years ago
Oh, I remember those from my childhood. They were delicious.
susanjf_gw
16 years ago
sometime try these..fruit drop cookies
3/4 c brown sugar
1/2 c butter
beat together till smooth.
add 2 eggs, beating after each.
sift together
1 1/2 c of flour or whole grain flour
1/2 t soda
1 t cinnamon
1/2 t cloves
1/4 t allspice
1/8 t salt
add sifted ingredients alternately with
1/2 water (i use brandy)
beat the batter til smooth
stir in 1 c nut meats
1 c chopped dates (or a mix of dates, raisins)
drop batter from teaspoon on greased tin. bake for about 12 minutes at 375.
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pattico_gw
16 years ago
Date Filled Cookies

1 cup dates, pitted and chopped
1/2 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup water
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup packed brown sugar.
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/4 cups rolled oats
1/2 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 350Â° F. In a small saucepan over low heat, mix dates, sugar and 1/2 cup of water. Stir occasionally for 15 mins. or until thick ans snooth.
Cream together butter and brown sugar. Mix together flour, baking soda, and salt, Add flour to butter mixture and mix well. Add the oatmeal and mix well.
Add 2 to 4 tablespoona of water. Form kough into a ball and refrigerate for 15 minutes. Roll dough to 1/8" thikness and cut into 2" rounds. Place 1/2 of the rounds on cookie sheets. Spoon date mixture in the center of each round and top with another round. Press edges firmly together. Bake 15 min. or until browned

Servings: 30

I'm not real sure if I'll like the rolled oats...

I have another one that is for filled raisin cookies that might work better.

It is ...

Stuffed Raisin Cookies

Raisin stuffing..

1 1/2 cup raisins
1 1/2 cup sugar
Boil 10 mins
Thicken with 1 1/2 tbsp cornstarch dissolved in 1/4 cup water. Let come to a boil remove from heat and let cool before using.

Cookie dough...

2 1/4 cup all peupose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 cup sugar
1 egg, beaten
1/2 teasoon vanilla
2 Tablespoons milk

Sift flour 3 times..(lol this is a real old recipe I don't sift.)with baking powder and salt.

Cream butter, blend in sugar gradually. Add egg and beat until smooth and fluffy. Stir in vanilla.
Add dry ingredients and milk

Chill for at least 1 hour. Rollout onto lightly floured board to about 1/8 in thick. Cut out circles (about 2 to 2 1/2") Place cutout on lightly greased baking sheet. Fill with raisin filling and top with another cut out circle. pinch edges together

Bake at 350Â° 6 to 8 mins

You could use this cookie dough and put the dates into them.

patti
patti43
Original Author
16 years ago
Thanks Patti, the raisin recipe sounds more like the cookie I remember. There was a man who came door to door when I was a kid with a big picnic basket full of cookies his wife had just baked. Oh, the aroma was wonderful. Those were my favorites.

Susan, your recipes sounds good, too. Love spicy cookies. Thanks to both of you.
marygailv
16 years ago
I'm pretty sure my mom's were just a sugar cookie recipe and she cut out circles, put some filling in one and topped it with the other, crimped around it with a fork, poked a few holes in the top to release the steam and baked.

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