Name: Paul's Filled Cookies
Ingredients: 1 c Sugar; 1/2 c Shortening; 1 Egg; 1/2 c Milk; 3 1/2 c Flour; 2 ts Cream of tartar; 1 ts Soda; 1 ts Vanilla; 2 c Dates, chopped; 3/4 c Sugar; 3/4 c Warm water; ds Lemon juice; 2 tb Flour

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Dairy		Cookies, Holidays, Desserts	1	Batch

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Sugar
1/2	c	Shortening
1		Egg
1/2	c	Milk
3 1/2	c	Flour
2	ts	Cream of tartar
1	ts	Soda
1	ts	Vanilla
2	c	Dates, chopped
3/4	c	Sugar
3/4	c	Warm water
	ds	Lemon juice
2	tb	Flour

INSTRUCTIONS

FILLING
Mix cooky ingredients together in large bowl.
Roll out on lightly floured board to a thinner thickness than regular
cookies.  Cut with any large round cutter that is big enough to cover the
filling (about 2 1/2 to 3 inches in diameter).
Place one round on cookie sheet and place about 1 tsp of filling in the
center.  Dampen the edges with water and lay second round over the top.
Press the edges together to seal.
Bake at 375&deg;F for about 15 minutes or until they start to turn light brown.
Cool on a rack.  (If they last that long... ;+})
**  Filling  **
Mix the filling ingredients together in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook
until the dates have soaked up the sugar/water liquid. Remove from heat and
allow to cool.
Optional fillings:
:    Mix 1 cup of dates and 1 cup of raisins.  Blend with other filling
ingredients and cook.  This makes a mincemeat flavor filling.
:    Use your favorite preserves:  grape, strawberry, cherry, raspberry,
apple, etc...  DO NOT USE JELLY.

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