Date pinwheel cookies (100 yr-old recipe)

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Preparation Time:

10 Min

Serves:

Difficulty:

Moderate

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Main Ingredients:

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Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1/2 c Butter
1/2 c Margarine
1 c Sugar
1 c Brown sugar
2 Eggs
1 ts Baking soda
3 3/4 c All purpose flour

--------------------------FILLING-------------------------------
1 lb Dates
1/2 c Sugar
1 c Water
1/2 c Chopped walnuts

Mix dough ingredients well and make into three balls. Filling:Combine
ingredients in 2 quart saucepan and boil until dates are very soft.
Mix well and cool. Cookies:Roll each ball of dough between wax paper
to about 1/4 inch thickness. Spread with date filling and roll as a
jelly roll. Chill about 1 hour. Slice and bake at 375~ for 10 to 15
minutes. This recipe is nearly 100 years old. These cookies are great
at Christmas time.