Mels - stuffed dates are baked in cookie Dough

From Betty Geist.

Yield: Make 36.

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1/3 cup Butter or Crisco softened
• 3/4 cup packed Brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 package (8-ounce) pitted Dates (30)
• 36 walnut halves

Directions

1. Sift together flour, baking powder & soda. Set aside.
2. In medium bowl cream butter and sugar until light & fluffy.
3. Beat in egg & vanilla until blended.
4. Stir in flour mixture, alternately with sour cream until blended.
5. Stuff dates with walnut halves; using a fork, roll each in dough until well covered.
6. Drop 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheets.
7. Bake in pre-heated oven 425° 10 minutes or until golden brown.
8. (cookies will be soft to touch) when cooled spread with easy Icing. Make 36.

Timing

• 10 minutes

Temperature

• 425°

Equipment

• medium bowl
• fork
• greased cookie sheets

Notes

• (cookies will be soft to touch)