Recipe - Date Filled Oatmeal Cookies

2 cup Sugar
2 cup Water
2 cup Ground dates
2 tablespoon Butter
6 cup Brown sugar
8 Eggs; beaten
4 teaspoon Vanilla
8 cup Sifted flour;
(siftedyikes)
4 teaspoon Baking powder
4 teaspoon Salt; (wow, that's a lot)
2 teaspoon Soda
10 cup Quick oats

Cook first 3 ingredients for 15 minutes. After cooking, stir in 2 TBl flour
and cool. Cream butter and sugar well. Add eggs and vanilla. Mix well. Add
dry ingredients. Mix well. Chill at least one hour. Roll out on floured
surface. Put filling on one cookie and top with another and seal the edges.
Bake at 375 degrees. Cut a small hole in the top so cookie won't explode.

I haven't tried this, I'd be the only that would eat itI just love
dates. Amish Country Cookbook

Posted to BakeryShoppe Digest by SuzyQ Lewis lewises@flatoday.infi.net
on Apr 13, 1998