date chopped cookies

Name: Date Chopped Cookies
Ingredients: ## COOKIES:; 3 1/2 cup(s) ap flour or ww works good too; 1/8 teaspoon(s) cinnamon; 1/8 teaspoon(s) cardamom; 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1 cup(s) butter; 2 cup(s) brown sugar; 2 large eggs, beaten; 1/2 cup(s) buttermilk or sour milk; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) vanilla; ## FILLING:; 2 cup(s) chopped dates; 3/4 cup(s) water; 3/4 cup(s) sugar; 1/2 cup(s) chopped pecans or whatever you like....walnuts are good too

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Doreen Fish

Oshawa, ON

Updated on Feb 17, 2011

I have no idea where this recipe originated but my twin sister gave me this recipe over 35 years ago and it has remained one of my favorites ever since!!

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yield makes 3 1/2 dozen depending on what size you make them

Ingredients

COOKIES:
3 1/2 cups ap flour or ww works good too
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon cardamom
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup butter
2 cups brown sugar
2 large eggs, beaten
1/2 cup buttermilk or sour milk
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
FILLING:
2 cups chopped dates
3/4 cup water
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup chopped pecans or whatever you like....walnuts are good too

How To Make date chopped cookies

Step 1

Combine all filling ingredients and cook in a small pot till thick, stirring constantly. Set aside to cool.

Step 2

Stir together, flour, cinnamon, cardamom, salt and baking soda. Cream together butter and brown sugar....add eggs, milk and vanilla. Add dry ingredients and mix well. Drop dough by teaspoon full on an ungreased cookie sheet, flatten a little , place 1/2 tsp date mixture on top of dough followed by 1/2 tsp more dough Bake 350 for approx 15 mins
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