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christmas cookies

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
joyce deshong
anderson, IN

IF YOU LIKE DATES, YOU MIGHT LIKE THIS COOKIE RECIPE I FOUND THIS ON THE WEBSITE OF THE "COUNTRY DOOR"

(2 ratings)
prep time 30 Min
cook time 15 Min

Ingredients For christmas cookies

  • 1
    8 oz pkg. dates (cut into chunks)
  • 1 c
    water
  • 1
    8 oz jar maraschino cherries--cut up
  • 1 c
    shortening (butter)
  • 3/4 c
    brown sugar
  • 3/4 c
    white sugar
  • 2
    eggs
  • 1 1/2 c
    flour
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda in 2 tsp of hot water
  • 2 c
    oatmeal
  • 2 pkg
    (small) chocolate chips (or 1 lrge pkg)
  • 1 c
    chopped nuts
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla

How To Make christmas cookies

  • 1
    PREHEAT OVEN TO 375 DEGREES IN SMALL PAN, PLACE DATES (CHUNKS) IN WATER, BOIL UNTIL SOFT AND MUSHY. LET COOL
  • 2
    MIX TOGETHER THE FOLLOWING INGREDS. CHERRIES, BUTTER, BRN & WHITE SUGAR, EGGS, FLOUR, B SODA. VAN. MIX WELL. THEN STIR IN THE COOLED DATES, CHOC. CHIPS, NUTS, & OATMEAL. MIIX WELL.
  • 3
    BAKE 375 DEGREES FOR 10-12 MINS.
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