Darla's Date Nut Cookies
Cookie Dough Ingredients:
2 sticks Land O Lakes Stick Butter
2 cups of brown sugar (packed)
2 Eggland’s Best Eggs
3 1/2 cups of sifted Pillsbury BEST Flour
1/2 cup of milk
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
1/8th teaspoon of cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla
Date Nut Filling:
1) Combine 2 cups of chopped dates, 3/4th cup of sugar, 3/4th cup of water in sauce pan
2) Cook slowly until thick
3) Add 1/2 cup chopped Fisher Chef’s Natural Walnuts
4) Cool
Baking Instructions:
1) Cream butter and brown sugar, add eggs, blend well
2) Stir in remaining ingredients and mix well
3) Drop by teaspoon on cookie sheet
4) Make a well in the center of the dough of each cookie and place about 1 teaspoon of cooled date filling in each well
5) Drop small amount of dough on top of filling
6 Bake in moderate oven (375 degrees) for 12 to 15 minutes
NOTE: Life expectancy approximately 30 minutes per batch
