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    Stuffed Date Cookies


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    List of Ingredients




    1 pound pitted dates
    1 package (3 ounces) pecan or walnut halves
    1/4 cup shortening
    3/4 cup medium brown sugar
    1 egg
    1-1/4 cups sifted flour
    1/2 teaspoon baking powder
    1/2 teaspoon soda
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    1/2 cup sour cream
    1 recipe Golden Frosting

    GOLDEN FROSTING:
    1/2 cup butter or margarine
    3 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
    3/4 teaspoon vanilla
    3 tablespoons water, approximately

    Recipe



    Stuff dates with nuts. Set aside. Cream shortening and sugar until light. Beat in egg.

    Sift dry ingredients; add alternately with sour cream to creamed mixture. Stir in dates. Drop onto greased cookie sheet, one date per cookie. Bake at 400 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes. Cool and frost with Golden Frosting. Makes 5-1/2 dozen cookies.

    GOLDEN FROSTING:

    Lightly brown butter or margarine; remove from heat. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar and vanilla. Slowly add enough water until of spreading consistency.

    Yield: 5-1/2 dozen.
 

 

 

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