PROMERSBERGER FAMILY RECIPES
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DATE FILLED COOKIES, Brenda's favorite recipe

1 cup ganulated sugar 1/2 cup shortening 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla 2-1/2 cups all purpose flour 1/4 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt milk or light cream

Cream shortening and sugar until fluffy, add eggs and vanilla; mix thoroughly. Blend in the flour, salt and soda to creamed mixture. Mix well. Chill for 1 hour.

DATE FILLING

3/4 cup water 3/4 cup sugar 2 cups pitted dates, finely chopped 1/2 cup chopped nuts

Boil together chopped dates, sugar, and water until thick stirring constantly; reduce heat, cover and simmer for 5 minutes stirring often. Stir in chopped nuts. Allow to cool.

On lightly floured pastry cloth, roll the dough about 1/16 inch thick. Cut with 3 inch round cutter. Place about 1 teaspoon date filling on half of each cookie, fold dough over filling, press edges together to seal. Brush top with milk or light cream. Heat oven to 400 degrees. Bake 8 to 10 minutes on ungreased cookie sheet. Immediately remove from baking sheet to cooling rack. Yield: approximately 3 dozen.