old fashioned date nut cookies

How To Make old fashioned date nut cookies

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  Step 1
  Make the filling. Shop the dates. I use a food processor to chop.
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  Step 2
  In a large sauce pan add the dates, granulated sugar, orange zest, and 2/3 cup of water. Stir and bring mixture to a boil. Continue cooking until mixture is very thick and boiled down to a paste. Remove from heat. empty into a bowl and refrigerate until cool. Mix in the walnuts after it cools.
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  Step 3
  Make the dough: In a bowl. Cream shortening and butter together on low speed with a mixer. Add in the brown sugar and mix well on low speed.
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  Step 4
  In another bowl. Mix together eggs, and vanilla. Add this mixture to the butter sugar mixture. Beat well.
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  Step 5
  In another bowl sift the flour baking soda, cinnamon and salt together . Add this to the creamed butter mixture. Add 1/2 cup chopped walnut's. Stir to combine.
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  Step 6
  Mix well By hand. Refrigerate dough for about 30 minutes to give it more stiffness. Heat oven to 350°. Parchment line a sheet pan, Or you may lightly grease a sheet pan.
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  Step 7
  in teaspoon size amounts. Make each in to a ball. Top each cookie with a teaspoon of date filling in center of ball. Push filling down into cookie . Place in oven and bake 10 to 15 minutes or until lightly golden brown. Let cool move to rack to cool completely.
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