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Date Pinwheel Cookies

From
Lillie Grancer
Source
Recipe Keeper (handwritten, p. 165)
Serves
5 dozen
Cook
350°F, 10-15 min

Ingredients

  • 1 cup shortening
  • 2 cups brown sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3 eggs (pinch of salt)
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 4 cups flour

Date Filling

  • 1 lb dates, cut up (about 2 1/4 cups)
  • 1 cup nuts
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups water (a little more if needed)

Steps

  1. Mix the dough and roll thin, about 1/4 inch.
  2. Date Filling: combine the filling ingredients and cook until thick.
  3. Spread the date filling over the rolled dough and roll up like a jelly roll. Chill in the refrigerator at least 4 hours or more; may also be frozen.
  4. Slice like a jelly roll and bake at 350°F for 10-15 min.

Notes

  • Contributor name is a best-effort reading of the cursive signature (“Lillie Grancer”) — worth double-checking against the physical card, similar to the “Lillie Grance”/“Tillie Grancer” names on nearby cards which may all be the same person spelled slightly differently across cards.
  • The date filling’s sugar and water quantities had a small mark/possible correction over the fractions — recorded as written (1 1/2 cups each), but worth a glance at the original.
The original: Date Pinwheel Cookies
The original

See also: Date Pinwheel Cookies

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