date nut pinwheels

Name: Date Nut Pinwheels
Ingredients: ## DATE NUT FILLING; 2 1/2 cup(s) dates, chopped; 1 cup(s) sugar; 1 cup(s) nuts, chopped; 1 cup(s) water; ## DOUGH; 1 cup(s) shortening; 2 cup(s) brown sugar, firmly packed; 3 - eggs; 4 cup(s) flour; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking powder

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44 Pinches

Denise Miller

Cypress, TX

Updated on Dec 30, 2011

DATE NUT PINWHEELS WERE THERESA'S OLD-FASHIONED VERSION OF "SLICE AND BAKE." THERE WAS ALWAYS A ROLL FROZEN IN THE REFRIGERATOR READY FOR KIDS OR COMPANY. GREAT WITH COFFEE.

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Ingredients

DATE NUT FILLING
2 1/2 cups dates, chopped
1 cup sugar
1 cup nuts, chopped
1 cup water
DOUGH
1 cup shortening
2 cups brown sugar, firmly packed
3 - eggs
4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder

How To Make date nut pinwheels

Step 1

FILLING COMBINE CHOPPED DATES, SUGAR, AND WATER. COOK OVER VERY LOW HEAT AND STIR OCCASIONALLY UNTIL SOFTENED TO A PASTE. STIR IN CHOPPED NUTS. COOL.

Step 2

DOUGH CREAM SHORTENING AND SUGAR (SUBSTITUTE BUTTER OR MARGARINE FOR HALF OF SHORTENING FOR A RICHER DOUGH.) ADD EGGS ONE AT A TIME AND MIX THOROUGHLY. STIR IN COMBINED DRY INGREDIENTS WITH A SPOON. CHILL.
Step 3

ASSEMBLY DIVIDE DOUGH AND FILLING INTO THREE EQUAL SECTIONS. ROLL OUT DOUGH SECTIONS INDIVIDUALLY ON LIGHTLY FLOURED WAX PAPER. SPREAD 1/3 OF COOLED FILLING. ROLL ALONG LONG EDGE AND WRAP TIGHTLY IN WAX PAPER AND FREEZE.
Step 4

BAKING PREHEAT OVEN TO 350 DEGREES F. SLICE FROZEN ROLL INTO 1/4-INCH THICK COOKIES AND BAKE FOR APPROXIMATELY 12 MINUTES UNTIL LIGHTLY GOLDEN BROWN. COOL FOR 1-2 MINUTES AND GENTLY TRANSFER TO COOLING RACK. (TIP: FILLING IS STICKY; BAKE ON PARCHMENT LINED COOKIE SHEET.
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