Title: Date-Nut Pinwheels
Categories: Cookie
Yield: 48 Servings

		Date nut filling:
1	pk	(8 oz.) dates; cut up
1/2	c	Water
1/2	c	Sugar
1	tb	Lemon juice
1/4	c	Chopped nuts

COOKIE DOUGH: 1 cup butter -- room temperature 2 cups packed brown sugar 2 eggs 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon vanilla 4 cups all purpose flour ~- sifted 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt

Mix together all filling ingredients in small saucepan; cook over medium/low heat until dates are soft. Cool; set aside. Make dough by creaming together butter and sugar in large bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs; beat well. Add lemon juice and vanilla; stir. Sift flour; add baking soda and salt. Sift again. Add to creamed mixture; mix well. (Mixture will be somewhat soft. ) Divide dough in half; place on well-floured surface. Roll each out into rectangles about 1/2 inch thick. Spread evenly with filling. Roll up as for jelly roll. Cover with plastic wrap. Slice 1/8 to 1/4 thick with sharp knife. Place on greased cookie sheets. Bake at 400 for about 12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. (Cookies freeze well. ) Yield 4-5 dozen.

Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4 #1 by crmcbride@juno.com (Caroline R McBride) on Jul 14, 1997

Recipe by: Taste of Home

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