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
- Cream;
- Add;
- 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.
- Slice about 1/4 inch thick and Bake in 330° Degrees oven for 13 min.
- 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
- Cream:
- Add:
- Divide the dough into section
- Roll each section thin.
- Spread on filling roll up like a jelly Roll Wrap paper and place in refrigerator until cold & firm.
- Slice about 1/4 inch thick and Bake 330 13 min.
- Filling: mix-
- 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
- Cream.
- add
- mix well
- Divide the dough and roll thin 6" by 12".
- Spread filling on and roll up like a jelly Roll.
- Wrap in Wax paper and place in refrigerator until cold and firm.
- Slice about 1/4 inch thick and Bake at 350° oven for 13 min.
- Heat over med heat stirring until mix and sugar is dissolved.
- 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
- 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).
- 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
- Divide the dough and roll thin, spread on the filling, roll up and place in refrigerator until cold and firm.
- 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. Combine in a saucepan; cook over low heat until thick.
- 2. Add.
- 3. Cool mixture.
- 4. Cream.
- 5. Add gradually working with a spoon until light.
- 6. Add and mix well.
- 7. Sift together, then add to creamed mixture.
- 8. Cover and chill thoroughly.
- 9. Divide the mixture into two parts.
- 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. Chill in refrigerator overnight.
- 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
- Divide the dough and roll out thin, spread on the filling, roll up and place in refrigerator until cold and frim.
- Slice and bake in 325 degree oven
- 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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