trillbies
(1 rating)
This recipe is from an old friend of mine named Dixie. Her mother, grandmother and great grandmother made these for Christmas. I was told that they are an old German recipe. All I know is they are good! If you like dates, then you need to make Trillbies.
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(1 rating)
prep time
1 Hr
cook time
10 Min
Ingredients For trillbies
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1 cbrown sugar
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2eggs
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1 ccrisco
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2 cquick oatmeal, uncooked
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2 cflour
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1 tspbaking soda & a little hot water
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filling:
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1 cdates, chopped
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1 csugar
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1 cwater
How To Make trillbies
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1Preheat oven at 375 degrees.
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2Cream crisco and brown sugar well. Add eggs. Beat well until light and fluffy.
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3Add flour, oatmeal and baking soda. Mix until blended.
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4Roll dough 1/4 inch and cut 2 1/2 to 3 inch rounds. I have an old cutter I use with a scalloped edge.
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5Bake on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper for 8-10 minutes.
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6Let cool on cookie sheet 2 mintues, then remove transfer to a cooling rack to finish cooling.
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7When completely cool store in an air tight container or tin.
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8Filling: In a sauce pan add 1 cup chopped dates, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water. Stir over medium heat. Cook until thick. Cool.
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9Store filling in a covered container until it is time to fill cookies. Cookies stored filled for a long time will become soggy.
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10To assemble cookies. Spread filling on a cookie and top with another cookie. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and transfer to serving tray.
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