Date Nut Cookies

[lyndalou]

I'm looking for a recipe for datenut cookies, but do not want to make pinwheels. I can make mini tarts or filled cookies, but don't have my old recipe. It has been lost somewhere.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Also, I have several old recipes for cookies that call for margarine. Can I substitute butter, or should I stick with the TNT?

 

[Aunt Bea]

[FONT=&quot]This is the recipe I grew up with!
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[FONT=&quot]Date Surprises from 1933 General Foods Cookbook titled All about Home Baking[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]3 cups sifted flour[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]2 t baking powder[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]½ t salt[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]2/3 cup butter or shortening[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]½ cup brown sugar[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]1 egg[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]1 t vanilla[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]1/3 cup milk[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Sift dry ingredients together. Cream butter and sugar, add egg and vanilla. Then add flour to butter sugar, egg mixture gradually alternating with the milk. Chill dough. Roll 1/8 inch thick and cut with 2 ½ inch round cutter. Place a teaspoon of date mixture in center and top with another round of dough. Seal/crimp edges. Bake on an ungreased tin in a 400 degree oven for 10 to 12 minutes.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Date Filling[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]2 cups pitted and chopped dates[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]2/3 cup white sugar[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]2/3 cup boiling water[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]1 T lemon juice[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]1T butter[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Cook water, dates and sugar together for 6 to 8 minutes or until thick, stirring constantly. Remove from fire, add lemon juice and butter. Cool[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]NOTES:[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]You can substitute orange juice for the water along with some grated orange zest for a flavor boost.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]This is the recipe we use for date pinwheels. Just roll dough and spread with date mixture roll up. Chill, slice and bake. [/FONT]

 

[bakechef]

That looks great Bea, that's my mom's favorite cookie. Maybe I'll make some for her when she comes down for christmas!

 

[lyndalou]

Thanks, Aunt Bea. Do these freeze well? I am taking cookies to the Keys for Christmas (I live in Fl) and my daughter and family will be there and they love date nut anything.

 

[Aunt Bea]

Thanks, Aunt Bea. Do these freeze well? I am taking cookies to the Keys for Christmas (I live in Fl) and my daughter and family will be there and they love date nut anything.

I think they would freeze all right but, to be honest they never lasted long enough to try it. They do keep in a tight tin or tupperware container for several days. Also if you make the pinwheels they can be kept in the refrigerator prior to slicing and baking for a few days. We just wrap the "log" in waxed paper. It might make sense to freeze the "log" and bake them fresh when you need them. Good luck!