Date Nut Pinwheel Cookies

Categories: Cookies & | Bars

Serves: 1 Servings

Ingredients:

-----------------------------------DOUGH-----------------------------------
1/2 c Butter
1/2 c Sugar
1/2 c Brown sugar
1 Egg
2 ts Vanilla
1 3/4 c Flour
1/2 ts Salt
1/2 ts Baking soda

Instructions:
----------------------------------FILLING----------------------------------
8 oz Dates
1/3 c Sugar
1/3 c Water
1/4 c Walnuts, CHOPPED EXTREMELY
-FINE
1/2 ts Vanilla

For dough: cream together first 5 ingredients. Add dry ingredients. Form
dough into a ball; cover and refrigerate for several hours. Separate
chilled dough into 2 balls. Roll each ball into a rectangle - dough should
be fairly thin.

For filling: chop dates; place in saucepan. Add remaining ingredients and
cook over low heat, stirring until a paste is formed - about 15 minutes.
COOL COMPLETELY.

Spread filling on dough; roll up dough & filling jelly roll style. Slice
1/2" thick; bake at 350 for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Makes
2 to 3 dozen.
Recipe By : Laura Hunter

Posted to FOODWINE Digest 12 October 96

Date: Sun, 13 Oct 1996 09:16:14 -0400

From: Laura Hunter

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