Date and Nut Filled Cookies |
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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes |
Ready In: 45 Minutes Servings: 1 |
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Ingredients:
1 teaspoon(s) baking soda |
3/4 cup(s) butter |
1/2 cup(s) buttermilk |
1/4 teaspoon(s) cinnamon |
2 cup(s) dried dates, choppped |
2 eggs |
3 1/2 cup(s) flour |
2 cup(s) light brown sugar |
1/2 cup(s) nuts, chopped |
1 teaspoon(s) salt |
3/4 cup(s) sugar |
1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract |
3/4 cup(s) water |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375F.
2. To prepare Filling:.
3. Combine dates, water and sugar in a small saucepan. Cook over low heat until thick. Cool; add nuts.
4. To prepare Cookie Dough:
5. Cream butter, add sugar and beat until light. Beat in eggs one at a time; add vanilla. Sift together flour, salt, soda and cinnamon. Add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk.
6. Drop dough by rounded tablespoons onto buttered baking sheet 2" apart. Make a shallow indent in each cookie. Place a scant teaspoon of filling in indent. Cover with 1/2 teaspoon of dough.
7. Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire rack to cool.
8. Store between layers of wax paper in tightly covered container.
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