date filled brown sugar cookies

How To Make date filled brown sugar cookies

• 1

  Preheat oven to 350
• 2

  PREPARE 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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  COOKIES Use stand mixer if possible. Sift dry ingredients, flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon together in bowl and set aside.
• 4

  In mixer bowl cream together butter and brown sugar. Then, add eggs, vanilla and milk.
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  Gradually blend in dry ingredients.
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  Form dough into three balls and refrigerate 15 minutes.
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  On 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.
• 8

  Place half of rounds on non-stick cookie pans. Spoon 1 teaspoon Date Filling in center of each cookie round.
• 9

  Cut 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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  BAKE 10-15 minutes in 350 oven or until edges are light brown. You may dust with powdered sugar before serving.
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