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Date Overnight Pinwheel Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 cups brown sugar
1 cup butter
3 eggs beaten
3½ cups flour
3 eggs beaten
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. vanilla
1 pkg. dates
½ cup water
½ cup sugar
Directions:
Directions:
To make dough, work butter in a bowl until creamy. Add brown sugar gradually and beat until light and fluffy. Add eggs and beat well. Sift together flour, cinnamon, and soda. Add to butter mixture with vanilla and beat until smooth. Cover and chill 30 minutes. Combine dates, sugar and water in pan. Bring to a boil over low heat and cook 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Cool. May add ¼ cup finely chopped walnuts. Roll chilled dough into a rectangle 10 x 16 inch. Spread with date mixture. Roll up like a jelly roll, starting with the wide side. Wrap tightly in waxed paper and chill overnight. Heat oven to 350. Cut roll into ¼ inch slices and place on greased cookie sheet. Bake 12-14 minutes.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This recipe came from Grandpa Herman's family. He came from Germany at 7 years old and was raised by Aunt Witte. His parents never came to America.The cookie was made for the holidays and enjoyed by all.They were always on Grandma Minnie's Christmas plate and my mother Anna's Christmas plate too.

 

 

 

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