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Date-filled cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Cookie:
1 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. lard
2 eggs
2 c. quick oatmeal
1 c. flour (or enough to roll)
1 tsp soda
1 tsp vanilla
pinch of salt

Filling:
1 c. sugar
1 c. water
1/2 c. chopped nuts (Grandma used walnuts)
1 c. chopped dates

Directions:
Directions:
Cookies:
Cream lard and sugar together. Beat in eggs. Add remaining ingredients. Roll out and cut into circles. Bake in 375 degree oven until light brown.

Filling:
Combine ingredients in saucepan. Cook until thick. Let cool slightly then spread between two cookies.

Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
These were Dad's favorites. When he was in the army both his mom and Grandma Westvik sent them to him. Grandma Westvik even sent a box to him when he was in Korea. He said they were mostly crumbs when they arrived, but they still tasted the same!

 

 

 

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