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"Plain fresh bread, its crust shatteringly crisp. Sweet cold butter. There is magic in the way they come together in your mouth to make a single perfect bite."--Ruth Reichl

Pinwheel Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
COOKIE: FILLING:
2c. flour 8oz, chopped dates
1/2 tsp. baking soda 1/2 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 c. water
1/4 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 c. finely chopped
1/4 tsp. cloves nuts (optional)
41/2 c. butter
1c. firmly packed brown sugar
1 egg
1tsp vanilla
Directions:
Directions:
Sift dry ingredients together
Cream butter and brown sugar, add egg and vanilla
Slowly add dry ingredients and refrigerate.
Cook filling ingredients on low heat until thick-cool completely.

Roll out 1/2 dough on floured board into 10x8 rectangle and spread with 1/2 of filling.
Roll as a jelly roll starting with 10" side.
Wrap in wax paper.
Repeat with remaining dough and fillings.
Chill over night.
Cut into 1/4" slices
Bake on lightly greased cookie sheet 400º
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
makes about 3 doz.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Recipe from Margaret E. Morcone's favorites.

 

 

 

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