Recipe - Chocolate Date Envelopes

COOKIES
1 One fourth cup Allpurpose flour
One half cup Butter; softened
1 pack (3oz) cream cheese;

FILLING
softened
One half pack (12oz) Nestle Toll House
little bits semisweet
chocolate
1 pack (8oz) pitted dates; chopped
One half cup Finely chopped walnuts
2 teaspoon Grated orange rind
2 teaspoon Orange juice
Confectioners' sugar

Cookies: In medium bowl, combine flour, butter and cream cheese; knead
until well blended. Shape into ball; wrap in plastic wrap and chill.

Filling: In medium bowl, combine Nestle Toll House Little Bits semisweet
chocolate, dates, walnuts, orange rind and juice. Press into ball. Preheat
oven to 350 degrees. On floured board, roll dough into 12One half inch square;
cut into 2One half inch squares. Shape rounded teaspoonful Filling into log.
Place in center of square. Bring two diagonal corners of each square to the
center and pinch. Place on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for
20 minutes. Cool completely on wire racks. Sprinkle with confectioners'
sugar. Makes about 2 dozen 2One half inch cookies.

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