Date Filled Brown Sugar Cookies
By
Karla Allen
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Ingredients
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5 call purpose flour
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1 tspsalt
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1 tspbaking soda
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1 tspcinnamon
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1 cunsalted butter (no substitutes)
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2 clight brown sugar
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2eggs
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3 Tbspmilk
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1 tspvanilla
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FILLING
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2 cchopped dates
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1/2 cwhite sugar
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3/4 cwater
How to Make Date Filled Brown Sugar Cookies
- Preheat oven to 350
- PREPARE FILLING
In small saucepan,cook dates, white sugar and water on medium high heat till thickened, stirring often.
Set aside to cool - COOKIES
Use stand mixer if possible.
Sift dry ingredients, flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon together in bowl and set aside. - In mixer bowl cream together butter and brown sugar.
Then, add eggs, vanilla and milk. - Gradually blend in dry ingredients.
- Form dough into three balls and refrigerate 15 minutes.
- 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. - Place half of rounds on non-stick cookie pans.
Spoon 1 teaspoon Date Filling in center of each cookie round. - 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.
- BAKE 10-15 minutes in 350 oven or until edges are light brown.
You may dust with powdered sugar before serving.