Date Surprise Cookies

By MissiAnn

Beautifoul and delicious, these filled cookies are a Christmas treat.

Ingredients

• Cookie:
• 3 cups flour
• 2 tsp bkg powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2/3 cup butter or shortening
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 beaten egg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/3 cup milk
• Filling:
• 2 cups chopped dates
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2/3 cups boiling water
• 1 tblsp lemon juice
• 1 tblp butter
• You may choose to buy solo date filling in a can instead.

Preparation

Step 1

Filling:
Place first 3 ingredients into a saucepan and cook till thick( 8-10 minutes). Now add the lemon juice and butter and let cool.
Cookies:
Mix the dry ingredients. Cream the butter and sugar till light, add the egg and vanilla. Now alternately add the flour and milk. Chill.
Roll out the dough to 1/9 th inch and cut with a 21/2" round cutter. Optional, you may choose to cut half of the rounds with a decorative cutter such as a heart or star like you would for linzer cookies. To form place 1 tsp filling in center of cookie and place another on the top. With a fork seal the edges.
Bake @ 375* for 10-12 minutes. May dust with powdered sugar.