Best Date Filled Brown Sugar Cookies Recipes

DATE FILLED COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a small saucepan over low heat, mix dates, sugar and 1/2 cup of water. Bring to a boil, and cook for 15 minutes, or until thick and smooth. Set aside to cool.
• Cream butter and brown sugar together until smooth. Gradually mix in flour, baking soda, and salt. Add the oatmeal and mix well. Stir in 2 to 4 tablespoons of water. Form the dough into a ball and refrigerate for 15 minutes.
• On a floured surface, roll dough to 1/8 inch thickness and cut into 2 inch rounds. Place 1/2 of the rounds on cookie sheets. Spoon date mixture in the center of each round and top with another round. Press edges firmly together.
• Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until browned.

GRANDMA'S DATE FILLED COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix in a sauce pan the dates, sugar and TBSP of flour, water, and lemon juice. Cook this for about 5 minutes on a medium heat, until all are blended well.
• Mix together the shortening, sugar, and eggs.
• Stir in the 2 Tbsps. thick cream and l teaspoons vanilla.
• Sift together the 2 1/2 cups of flour, baking soda and salt. Add to shortening mix to form dough.
• Chill dough for at least 1 to 2 hours.
• Roll out dough in thin layers in small batches and cut with round cookie cutter.
• Put mixture (about a tbsp.) in the center between 2 thin cookies pressed together.
• Bake at 350 degrees on lightly greased sheet pan for 8-10 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned.

CHEWY DATE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream butter and brown sugar. Add egg; mix well. Combine the flours, lemon zest, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Stir in dates., Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 325° for 13-15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool. Store in an airtight container.

DATE-FILLED COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter and 1 cup sugar; add eggs and beat well.
• Add milk.
• Sift together baking powder, 2 cups flour, and salt; add flour mixture to creamed mixture.
• Refrigerate.
• While dough is chilling, make filling by cooking dates, water, 3 tsp flour, and 1/2 cup sugar until thick; add chopped nuts.
• Roll out dough; cut in rounds.
• Mound filling in center, place another round on top and seal edges.
• Bake at 375°F on greased cookie sheets until lightly browned.

DATE FILLED BROWN SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• 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
• 3. 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.
• 5. Gradually blend in dry ingredients.
• 6. Form dough into three balls and refrigerate 15 minutes.
• 7. 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.
• 10. BAKE 10-15 minutes in 350 oven or until edges are light brown. You may dust with powdered sugar before serving.

MARY'S DATE FILLED COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix all filling ingredients (except nuts) together over medium heat. Add nuts -- stirring constantly.
• Once sugars are disolved and mixed with other ingredients, take off heat and let cool.
• Mix shortening, sugar and eggs thoroughly. Stir in buttermilk. Sift in flour, baking soda, and salt.
• Let chill at least 1 hour.
• Roll dough in ball and make a thumb print in center of the cookie. Add approx 1 tsp date filling in the hole, then cover top of filling with a small piece of dough patted down lightly.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes.

DATE PINWHEELS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, salt and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Divide into four portions. Refrigerate until chilled., In a large saucepan, bring the dates, sugar and water to a boil. Reduce heat to medium; cook until mixture is thickened, about 15 minutes. Cool completely. Stir in pecans., On a baking sheet, roll out each portion of dough between two sheets of waxed paper into a 12x9-in. rectangle. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. , Remove waxed paper; spread with date mixture. Tightly roll up each portion jelly-roll style, starting with a long side; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm., Unwrap and cut into 1/4-in. slices. Place 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks to cool. Store in an airtight container at room temperature, or freeze for up to 3 months.

DATE FILLED COOKIES

Steps:

• Date Filling:.
• In a small saucepan combine dates, water & brown sugar.
• Simmer until soft and spreadable, you might need a bit more water, if it gets too watery, just cook it down.
• Allow to cool.
• Combine the dry ingredients, Flour, Baking Powder and Salt; set aside.
• Cream Shortening and Sugar, gradually add the beaten Egg and Vanilla; mix well.
• Gradually add the dry ingredients to the Sugar and Egg mixture; blending in after each additions.
• Chill the dough 15 minutes. Roll the dough to 1/8" thick. Cut 3" circles or in cookie cutter shapes done in pairs.
• Bake at 375F for 8-10 minutes, remove to a wire rack to cool.
• Spread a small amount of date filling onto bottom side of a cookie and top with another cookie. Continue in this manner until all cookies are done in pairs.
• These cookies can be prepared without the dates; cut out shapes, bake and decorate as desired. These freeze well.

DATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Turn the mixer to low, add the egg and mix well to combine. Add the oats, flour and cinnamon and mix on low until combined. Fold in the dates and walnuts with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula. Cover the bowl and refrigerate for at least 1 hour and up to 2 days.
• When you're ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F; line a baking sheet with parchment.
• Scoop mounds of dough with a cookie scoop (about 1 1/2 tablespoons per cookie) and place on the prepared baking sheet, leaving about 2 inches between cookies.
• Bake on the middle rack until golden around the edges, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool the cookies on the baking sheet for about 10 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack. Repeat with the remaining dough.