Mel's Stuffed Date Cookies
Clear Tote Betty Heist card
From Betty Heist written separately at upper right.
Yield: Makes 36
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups flour
- 1/4 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1/3 cup Butter w Oleo, softened
- 3/4 cup packed Brown Sugar
- 1 Egg
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- 1/2 cup Sour Cream
- 1 Package (8 ounces) pitted dates (36)
- 36 Walnut halves -
Directions
- Stir together flour, baking powder & Soda, Set aside.-
- In Medium bowl cream butter & sugar until light & fluffy, Beat in egg & Vanilla until blended, Stir in flour mixture alternately with Sour Cream until blended,
- Stuff dates with walnut halves; using 2 forks, roll each in dough until well covered.
- Drop 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheet, Bake in pre-heated 400° oven, 10 minutes or until golden Brown (cookies will be soft to touch) when cooled.-
- Spread with Egg Icing, Makes 36
Timing: cream until light & fluffy; mix until blended; bake 10 minutes or until golden Brown; when cooled
Temperature: Butter w Oleo softened; pre-heated 400° oven; when cooled
Equipment: medium bowl, mixing utensils, 2 forks, greased cookie sheet, oven
Notes
- cookies will be soft to touch when cooled
As written
Two full handwritten surfaces with one obscured deleted word.
Clear Tote Betty Geist card
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
- Sift together flour, baking powder & soda. Set aside.
- In medium bowl cream butter and sugar until light & fluffy.
- Beat in egg & vanilla until blended.
- Stir in flour mixture, alternately with sour cream until blended.
- Stuff dates with walnut halves; using a fork, roll each in dough until well covered.
- Drop 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheets.
- Bake in pre-heated oven 425° 10 minutes or until golden brown.
- (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)
Clear Tote Betty Leist easy icing card
From Betty Leist.
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons Butter, melted
- 1 Tablespoon milk
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- 1 cup confectioners sugar
- several drops of almond Flavoring
Directions
- In Small bowl stir 2 Tablespoons Butter, melted, 1 Tablespoon milk, 1 teaspoon Vanilla & 1 cup confectioners sugar until Smooth.
Equipment: Small bowl
Notes
- ( I used several drops of almond Flavoring)
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Pitted date count
- Clear Tote Betty Heist card
- One eight-ounce package pitted dates, 36; 36 walnut halves; makes 36.
- Clear Tote Betty Geist card
- One eight-ounce package pitted dates, 30; 36 walnut halves; make 36.
Fat alternative and rolling tools
- Clear Tote Betty Heist card
- 1/3 cup butter or oleo, softened; use two forks to roll each stuffed date in dough.
- Clear Tote Betty Geist card
- 1/3 cup butter or Crisco, softened; use a fork to roll each stuffed date in dough.
Upper-right name
- Clear Tote Betty Heist card
- Betty Heist, with role uncertain.
- Clear Tote Betty Geist card
- Betty Geist.
Card names by component
- Clear Tote Betty Heist card
- The leading cookie card bears the name Betty Heist, with role uncertain.
- Clear Tote Betty Leist easy icing card
- The Easy Icing for Mel's card bears the name Betty Leist.
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