Date-Filled Drop Cookies

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Title: Date-Filled Drop Cookies
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 60 servings

Date filling:
2 c Dates; finely chopped
3/4 c Sugar
3/4 c Water
1/2 c Chopped pecans or walnuts
Cookies:
1 c Shortening
2 c Brown sugar; firmly packed
2 Eggs
1/2 c Buttermilk
1 ts Vanilla
3 1/2 c Sifted flour
1 ts Salt
1 ts Baking soda
1/4 ts Cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, cream shortening and brown
sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs; beat well. Stir in buttermilk and
vanilla; blend thoroughly. Sift flour, salt, baking soda and cinnamon
tgether. Add to creamed mixture; beat well. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto
greased cookie sheets; allow 2" between drops. Place 1/2 teaspoon of
Filling on dough. Cover filling with another 1/2 teaspoon of dough. Bake 10
to 12 minutes, or until cookies are lightly browned and test done. Remove
to cooling racks.
Makes 5 to 6 dozen.

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