Best Date Surprise Cookies Recipes

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Provided by MissiAnn

Number Of Ingredients 16

Cookie:
3 cups flour
2 tsp bkg powder
1/2 tsp salt
2/3 cup butter or shortening
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 beaten egg
1 tsp vanilla
1/3 cup milk
Filling:
2 cups chopped dates
2/3 cup sugar
2/3 cups boiling water
1 tblsp lemon juice
1 tblp butter
You may choose to buy solo date filling in a can instead.

Steps:

Filling: Place first 3 ingredients into a saucepan and cook till thick( 8-10 minutes). Now add the lemon juice and butter and let cool. Cookies: Mix the dry ingredients. Cream the butter and sugar till light, add the egg and vanilla. Now alternately add the flour and milk. Chill. Roll out the dough to 1/9 th inch and cut with a 21/2" round cutter. Optional, you may choose to cut half of the rounds with a decorative cutter such as a heart or star like you would for linzer cookies. To form place 1 tsp filling in center of cookie and place another on the top. With a fork seal the edges. Bake @ 375* for 10-12 minutes. May dust with powdered sugar.

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Provided by Nor Mac @Adashofloverecipepage

Categories Cookies

Number Of Ingredients 11

1/4 cup(s) shortening
3/4 cup(s) sugar
1 - egg
1 1/4 cup(s) flour
1/2 teaspoon(s) salt
1/2 teaspoon(s) baking soda
1/4 teaspoon(s) baking powder
1 teaspoon(s) vanilla
1/4 cup(s) sour cream
1 - container of dates
1 plus cup(s) chopped walnuts ( depends on how much you stuff the dates with)

Steps:

Pre heat oven to 375. stuff dates with chopped walnuts,and squeeze them closed.
cream the shortening with the sugar and vanilla.Add the egg and beat well.Sift the flour,salt,baking soda,and baking powder in to the shortening mixture.add sour cream and mix well.
fold dates in to batter., Drop dates with batter by teaspoon fulls on to greased cookie sheet.Making sure there is a date in each spoonful. Bake at 375 10 minutes,or until edges are brown.