Pin Wheel Ice Box Cookies

Arwilda kept five different recipes with this title.

Blue-binder 330-degree formulation

Blue-binder sheet 0083

Ingredients

  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup Brown sugar
  • 1 cup Butter
  • 3 eggs
  • 4 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 1 1/2 cup ground dates
  • 1 1/2 cup ground Wal nuts
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup water

Directions

  1. Cream;
  2. Add;
  3. Divide the dough and roll thin 6" [obscured] 12". Spread on filling roll up like a jelly Roll. Wrap in Wax paper and place in refrigerator until cold and firm.
  4. Slice about 1/4 inch thick and Bake in 330° Degrees oven for 13 min.
  5. Heat until mixture is thickened.

Timing: 13 min.

Temperature: cold and firm; 330°; thickened

Equipment: mixing bowl and utensils; rolling pin; wax paper; refrigerator; knife; baking sheet; oven; saucepan

Blue-binder sheet 0077

Ingredients

  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup Brown sugar
  • 1 cup Butter
  • 3 eggs
  • 4 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 1 1/2 cups ground Dates
  • 1 1/2 cups ground walnuts
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup water

Directions

  1. Cream:
  2. Add:
  3. Divide the dough into section
  4. Roll each section thin.
  5. Spread on filling roll up like a jelly Roll Wrap paper and place in refrigerator until cold & firm.
  6. Slice about 1/4 inch thick and Bake 330 13 min.
  7. Filling: mix-
  8. Heat until mixture and sugar and water is dissolved

Timing: 13 min

Temperature: 330

Equipment: paper; refrigerator

As written

16B

Arwilda’s changes

  • Changed “Bake in 325° Degree oven” to “Bake 330 13 min”

Blue-binder 350-degree preference

Blue-binder sheet with personal bake preference

Ingredients

  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup Brown sugar
  • 1 cup Butter
  • 3 eggs
  • 4 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking Powder
  • 1 1/2 cups ground Dates
  • 1 1/2 cups ground Walnuts
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup water

Directions

  1. Cream.
  2. add
  3. mix well
  4. Divide the dough and roll thin 6" by 12".
  5. Spread filling on and roll up like a jelly Roll.
  6. Wrap in Wax paper and place in refrigerator until cold and firm.
  7. Slice about 1/4 inch thick and Bake at 350° oven for 13 min.
  8. Heat over med heat stirring until mix and sugar is dissolved.
  9. The cookie recipe ends after heating its date-walnut filling until mixed and the sugar is dissolved.

Timing: refrigerate until cold and firm; bake 11-12 minutes, with preferred 13 minutes

Temperature: medium heat; original 325° oven; preferred 350° oven

Equipment: mixing bowl and utensil, rolling surface and rolling pin, wax paper, refrigerator, knife, baking sheet, saucepan, stirring utensil, and oven

As written

Original 325° oven 11-12 minute wording followed by (I bake at 350° oven for 13 min).

Arwilda’s changes

  • Changed “Bake in 325° oven 11-12 minute.” to “I bake at 350° oven for 13 min”

One-cup date-and-nut filling

Typed Old Binder page 13 (B)

Ingredients

  • I cup white sugar;
  • I cup brown sugar;
  • I cup shortening;
  • 3 eggs;
  • 4 cups flour;
  • I teaspoon soda;
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder;
  • I cup dates, ground;
  • I cup nut meats, cut real fine or ground;
  • ½ cup water;
  • ½ cup sugar;

Directions

  1. Divide the dough and roll thin, spread on the filling, roll up an place in refrigerator until cold and firm. Slice and bake in 350-degree oven (or 325 degreeoven as they scorch quickly).
  2. Cook all together for about 10 minutes or until thick.

Timing: until cold and firm; for about 10 minutes or Until thick

Temperature: 350-degree oven; 325 degreeoven

Equipment: refrigerator; 350-degree oven or 325 degreeoven

As written

FILLING:

Arwilda’s changes

  • Added “Cook all together for about 10 minutes or until thick.”

Two-sided clear-tote card marked X

Ingredients

  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 3 eggs
  • 4 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder;
  • 1 cup dates, ground,
  • 1 cup nut meats, cut real fine or ground.
  • 1/2 cup water,
  • 1/2 cup sugar;

Directions

  1. Divide the dough and roll thin, spread on the filling, roll up and place in refrigerator until cold and firm.
  2. Slice and bake in 325 degree oven.

Timing: until cold and firm

Temperature: cold and firm; 325 degree oven

Equipment: rolling surface and rolling pin; refrigerator; slicing knife; oven; baking pan or sheet

As written

X

My Filling

Arwilda’s changes

  • Added “325 degree oven”

Printed Date-Nut Pinwheels

Printed Date-Nut Pinwheels clipping

Yield: 5 Dozen

Ingredients

  • 2¾ c. pitted dates, cut up
  • 1 c. granulated sugar
  • 1 c. water
  • 1 c. chopped nuts
  • 1 c. shortening
  • 2 c. brown sugar firmly packed
  • 3 eggs, well beaten
  • 4 c. sifted all-purpose flour
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • ½ tsp. baking soda

Directions

  1. 1. Combine in a saucepan; cook over low heat until thick.
  2. 2. Add.
  3. 3. Cool mixture.
  4. 4. Cream.
  5. 5. Add gradually working with a spoon until light.
  6. 6. Add and mix well.
  7. 7. Sift together, then add to creamed mixture.
  8. 8. Cover and chill thoroughly.
  9. 9. Divide the mixture into two parts.
  10. 10. Roll each into a rectangle a little less than ¼ in. thick. Spread each with date filling, roll as for jelly roll and wrap in waxed paper.
  11. 11. Chill in refrigerator overnight.
  12. 12. Then cut in ¼ in. slices, arrange on oiled or greased cookie sheet and bake in a 400° F. oven for 10 to 12 minutes.

Timing: overnight; 10 to 12 minutes

Temperature: low heat; thick; cool; light; mix well; chill thoroughly; refrigerator overnight; 400° F.

Equipment: saucepan; mixing bowls; spoon; sifter; cover; refrigerator; rolling pin; waxed paper; knife; oiled or greased cookie sheet; oven

Two-cup date-and-nut filling

Typed Old Binder two-cup filling page

Ingredients

  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 3 eggs
  • 4 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon soda
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 cups dates, ground
  • 2 cups nutmeats, ground
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup sugar

Directions

  1. Divide the dough and roll out thin, spread on the filling, roll up and place in refrigerator until cold and frim.
  2. Slice and bake in 325 degree oven
  3. Cook over medium heat until mix. Careful it doesn't burn. Stir while cooking.

Temperature: cold and frim; 325 degree oven; medium heat; does not burn; stir while cooking

Equipment: mixing bowl and utensil; rolling pin; refrigerator; knife; baking sheet; oven; saucepan; stirring utensil

Notes

  • Filling section heading

Compare the cards

Date, nut, sugar, and water filling

Typed Old Binder page 13 (B)
1 cup dates, 1 cup nut meats, 1/2 cup water, 1/2 cup sugar
Typed Old Binder two-cup filling page
2 cups dates, 2 cups nutmeats, 1 cup water, 1 cup sugar
Blue-binder sheet 0083
1 1/2 cups dates, 1 1/2 cups walnuts, 3/4 cup sugar, 3/4 cup water
Blue-binder sheet with personal bake preference
1 1/2 cups dates, 1 1/2 cups walnuts, 3/4 cup sugar, 3/4 cup water
Printed Date-Nut Pinwheels clipping
2 3/4 cups dates, 1 cup chopped nuts, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup water

Dough fat

Typed Old Binder page 13 (B)
1 cup shortening
Blue-binder sheet 0083
1 cup butter
Printed Date-Nut Pinwheels clipping
1 cup shortening

Baking endpoint

Typed Old Binder page 13 (B)
350 degrees, or 325 degrees as they scorch quickly; no time
Typed Old Binder two-cup filling page
325 degrees; no time
Blue-binder sheet 0083
330 degrees for 13 minutes
Blue-binder sheet with personal bake preference
I bake at 350 degrees for 13 minutes, replacing 325 degrees for 11-12 minutes
Printed Date-Nut Pinwheels clipping
400 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes

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