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     Title: Date Nut Cookies
Categories: Cookies
     Yield: 24 servings

     1 c  Shortening
     2 c  Brown sugar
     2    Eggs
          To above mix
   1/2 c  Water
     1 ts Vanilla
          = in another bowl mix:
 3 1/2 c  Flour
     1 ts Salt
     1 ts Baking soda
   1/8 ts Cinnamon
          Mix well:
          Then combine bowls.
          Filling- cook until thick
          Stir constantly
     2 c  Dates; chopped
   3/4 c  Sugar
   3/4 c  Water
          When thick add:
     1 c  Pecans; chopped

 Recipe by: Margret Harrington
    Drop 1 teaspoon dough, add 1/2 teaspoon filling and 1/2 teaspoon dough
 on top. Bake at 375

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