date filled brown sugar cookies

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Recipe by
Karla Allen
Otego, NY

When our children were teens we lived in RURAL Maine...25 miles from a town of any size. My husband pastored a little country church in a tiny community. This hearty home-made cookie always brings back fond memories of special hard-working people who knew how to cook from scratch and enjoy the fruit of their labor.

(1 rating)
yield serving(s)
prep time 35 Min
cook time 10 Min

Ingredients For date filled brown sugar cookies

  • 5 c
    all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1 tsp
    cinnamon
  • 1 c
    unsalted butter (no substitutes)
  • 2 c
    light brown sugar
  • 2
    eggs
  • 3 Tbsp
    milk
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla
  • FILLING
  • 2 c
    chopped dates
  • 1/2 c
    white sugar
  • 3/4 c
    water

How To Make date filled brown sugar cookies

  • 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.

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