1 cup shortening
2 cups brown sugar
3 eggs
1/2 cup water
3 1/2 cups four
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. soda
1/8 tsp. cinnamon
Mix shortening, sugar and eggs. Stir in water and vanilla. Sift together and stir in flour, soda, salt and cinnamon. Drop by spoonful onto ungreased cookie sheet. Place 1/2 tsp. filling on, cover 1/2 tsp. dough. bake 10 – 12 minutes.
Date Filling- Cook until thick – No recipe for date filling but will find one to add.
-Bessie Woods
Bessie, my Mom would make this cookie every Christmas.
The date filling recipe was as follows:
2 cups pitted dates, cut small
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup water
Cook ingredients together until thick, stirring constantly.
Add 3/4 cup chopped nuts
Cool
Happy Thanksgiving !
Thank you so much!