date nut pinwheels

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Recipe by
Denise Miller
Cypress, TX

DATE NUT PINWHEELS WERE THERESA'S OLD-FASHIONED VERSION OF "SLICE AND BAKE." THERE WAS ALWAYS A ROLL FROZEN IN THE REFRIGERATOR READY FOR KIDS OR COMPANY. GREAT WITH COFFEE.

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Ingredients For date nut pinwheels

  • DATE NUT FILLING
  • 2 1/2 c
    dates, chopped
  • 1 c
    sugar
  • 1 c
    nuts, chopped
  • 1 c
    water
  • DOUGH
  • 1 c
    shortening
  • 2 c
    brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 3
    eggs
  • 4 c
    flour
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1/2 tsp
    baking powder

How To Make date nut pinwheels

  • 1
    FILLING COMBINE CHOPPED DATES, SUGAR, AND WATER. COOK OVER VERY LOW HEAT AND STIR OCCASIONALLY UNTIL SOFTENED TO A PASTE. STIR IN CHOPPED NUTS. COOL.
  • 2
    DOUGH CREAM SHORTENING AND SUGAR (SUBSTITUTE BUTTER OR MARGARINE FOR HALF OF SHORTENING FOR A RICHER DOUGH.) ADD EGGS ONE AT A TIME AND MIX THOROUGHLY. STIR IN COMBINED DRY INGREDIENTS WITH A SPOON. CHILL.
  • 3
    ASSEMBLY DIVIDE DOUGH AND FILLING INTO THREE EQUAL SECTIONS. ROLL OUT DOUGH SECTIONS INDIVIDUALLY ON LIGHTLY FLOURED WAX PAPER. SPREAD 1/3 OF COOLED FILLING. ROLL ALONG LONG EDGE AND WRAP TIGHTLY IN WAX PAPER AND FREEZE.
  • 4
    BAKING PREHEAT OVEN TO 350 DEGREES F. SLICE FROZEN ROLL INTO 1/4-INCH THICK COOKIES AND BAKE FOR APPROXIMATELY 12 MINUTES UNTIL LIGHTLY GOLDEN BROWN. COOL FOR 1-2 MINUTES AND GENTLY TRANSFER TO COOLING RACK. (TIP: FILLING IS STICKY; BAKE ON PARCHMENT LINED COOKIE SHEET.

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