Filled Nut Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup soft shortening
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 c milk or 1/3 cup water
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 3 1/2 cups sifted flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp soda
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 2 cups cut-up dates; nuts; 3/4 cup sugar; 3/4 cup water
• nuts
• 3/4 cup sugar

Directions

1. Drop dough from teaspoon. Make a depression in each with bowl of rounded spoon dipped in water. Place a little of the filling in each one, then top with a bit more dough.

Timing

• Bake 10-12 min.

Temperature

• damaged mark after Bake 10-12 min., possibly beginning with 4

Equipment

• teaspoon and rounded spoon

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