Ingredients

  • Dough
  • 210 grams sugar, brown packed
  • 225 grams butter, unsalted
  • 3 eggs beaten
  • 435 grams plain flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • Filling
  • 1 cup dates chopped
  • 100 grams sugar, caster
  • 175 milliliters cold water
  • 55 grams pecans coarsely ground

Directions

1. Dough: Cream sugar and butter. Add eggs until well blended. Sift remaining ingredients then add to butter mixture. Blend until well combined. Divide dough in half, wrap in plastic wrap and chill.
2. Filling: Combine dates, sugar and water in sauce pan and simmer until dates softened. Cool. Add nuts.
3. Preheat oven to 350*F/175*C/GM 4. Grease 2 baking sheets.
4. Roll one piece of dough into a rectangle about 1/4" thick. Spread with 1/2 of filling. Roll-up jelly roll style and cut into 1/2"+ pieces. Place on baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes until lightly brown. While first sheet is baking repeat process with the second piece of dough. Cool cookies on wax paper.

Notes
Serving Ideas:Original serves 12. Pam's favorite cookie.


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