Date Cookies (Grandma Cookies) |
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 30 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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These are old fashioned cookies that have been in my family for many years. I have not tried them myself, but am submitting them in response to a request. I got the recipe from my great aunt, who says it's from her mother. She says they always used to call these Grandma Cookies . I'm fairly sure you could use either softened butter or oil in place of the fat ! Sorry I have no clue about how many cookies this makes or exactly how hot the oven should be! Ingredients:
1 cup fat |
2 cups sugar |
3 eggs |
1 tablespoon cream |
2 teaspoons cinnamon |
1 teaspoon clove |
1 teaspoon nutmeg |
1 cup ground dates |
1 teaspoon vanilla |
4 cups flour |
1 teaspoon baking soda |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
walnuts or pecans (for topping) |
Directions:
1. Cream fat and sugar.
2. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix.
3. Chill for 2 hours or longer.
4. Break bits of dough and flatten down with glass, 3 inches apart on greased baking sheet.
5. Flatten with knife which has been dipped in cold water.
6. Put 1/2 walnut or pecan on top.
7. Bake for 10 minutes in moderate oven.
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