Title: Date Pinwheel Cookies
Categories: Cookies, Holiday
Yield: 4 servings
1/2 c Butter
1/2 c Margarine
1 c Sugar
1 c Brown sugar
2 Eggs
1 ts Baking soda
3-3/4 c All purpose flour
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1 lb Dates
1/2 c Sugar
1 c Water
1/2 c Chopped walnuts
Mix dough ingredients well and make into three balls.
Filling: Combine ingredients in 2 quart saucepan and
boil until dates are very soft. Mix well and cool.
Cookies: Roll each ball of dough between wax paper to
about 1/4 inch thickness. Spread with date filling and
roll as a jelly roll. Chill about 1 hour. Slice and
bake at 375 for 10 to 15 minutes. This recipe is
nearly 100 years old. These cookies are great at
Christmas time.
