date filled brown sugar cookies
When our children were teens we lived in RURAL Maine...25 miles from a town of any size. My husband pastored a little country church in a tiny community. This hearty home-made cookie always brings back fond memories of special hard-working people who knew how to cook from scratch and enjoy the fruit of their labor.
prep time
35 Min
cook time
10 Min
method
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yield
makes 4 dozen cookies
Ingredients
- 5 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup unsalted butter (no substitutes)
- 2 cups light brown sugar
- 2 - eggs
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- FILLING
- 2 cups chopped dates
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 3/4 cup water
How To Make date filled brown sugar cookies
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Step 1Preheat oven to 350
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Step 2PREPARE FILLING In small saucepan,cook dates, white sugar and water on medium high heat till thickened, stirring often. Set aside to cool
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Step 3COOKIES Use stand mixer if possible. Sift dry ingredients, flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon together in bowl and set aside.
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Step 4In mixer bowl cream together butter and brown sugar. Then, add eggs, vanilla and milk.
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Step 5Gradually blend in dry ingredients.
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Step 6Form dough into three balls and refrigerate 15 minutes.
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Step 7On lightly floured surface gently roll one ball of dough 1/4 inch thick. (Repeat this process with the other two balls as needed. Leave them in the fridge until ready for them.) Cut with 2 1/2 inch round cookie cutter.
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Step 8Place half of rounds on non-stick cookie pans. Spoon 1 teaspoon Date Filling in center of each cookie round.
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Step 9Cut an X in the middle of reserved rounds. These are the tops. Place on top of bottom cookie. Seal the edges with fork tines.
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Step 10BAKE 10-15 minutes in 350 oven or until edges are light brown. You may dust with powdered sugar before serving.
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