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Cranberry Date Filled Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Cookies:
1 ¼ cups brown sugar
1 cup soft butter
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda

Filling:
¾ cup dried cranberries
¾ orange juice
½ cup sugar
8 oz. chopped dates
1 tsp vanilla
¼ cup chopped walnuts

Directions:
Directions:
Cookies:
Combine brown sugar nd butter in a large bowl and beat at medium until well mixed. Add eggs and vanilla and beat 1 to 2 minutes. Reduce to low and add flour and baking soda. Beat 1 to 2 minutes. Cover and refrigerate until firm. At least 1 hour.

Heat oven to 350º. Roll dough on floured surface one third at a time to ⅛ thickness. Cut 15 circles with a 2 inch round cookie cutter. Place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Top each round with 2 tsps. filling spreading nearly to edges. Cut 15 2 ¼ inch circles with 2 ¼ inch round cookie cutter from remaining dough. Make a small cutout with a very small cookie cutter in tops of the larger circles. Place on top of filling and press the edges together with a fork.

Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned.

Filling:
Combine all filling ingredients except walnuts in a 2 quart pan. Cook over medium heat stirring occasionally until the mixture comes to a boil. Continue boiling stirring occasionally until thickened (6 to 8 minutes). Stir in the walnuts. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.

 

 

 

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