Ingredients
- 1 cup shortening
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 1/2 cup warm water
- 1 teaspoon salt (optional)
- 4 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Make it step by step
- Mix together. Drop cookie dough onto ungreased sheet and make imprint with thumb, spoon on date filling (homemade or canned) and seal with dough cover. Bake and let cool on flat surface. Fruit filling will be very hot.
- Any semi-solid fruit can be used as a filling, strawberry jam is good as is apple or blueberry. Very good! Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes.
Nutrition and portions
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Recipe source
Adapted from Foodista by Anonymous, under CC BY 3.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.
Cook times in the method are source guidance, not a record of testing in our kitchen. Check food temperatures and ingredient labels when cooking.