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                            Date-Nut Pinwheels

Recipe By     : Taste of Home
Serving Size  : 48   Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Cookies

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
                        Date Nut Filling:
   8      oz            Dates -- cut up
     1/2  c             Water
     1/2  c             Sugar
   1      tb            Lemon juice
     1/4  c             Nuts -- chopped
                        Cookie Dough:
   1      c             Butter -- room temperature
   2      c             Brown sugar -- packed
   2                    Eggs
   1      tb            Lemon juice
   1      ts            Vanilla
   4      c             All purpose flour -- sifted
   1      ts            Baking soda
   1      ts            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" 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°F for about 12 minutes or
until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Cookies freeze well.

Yield: 48 Cookies


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