From Granny's collection
Date Filled Oatmeal Cookies
Ingredients
- 4 cups dates
- 1 cup water
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups packed brown sugar
- 6 cups rolled oats
- 1 cup melted shortening or vegetable oil
- 7/8 cup cold water
Directions
- Cook the dates, water, and sugar, then let cool while preparing the cookie dough.
- Combine the flour, baking soda, salt, brown sugar, rolled oats, and melted shortening or oil; mix well.
- Slowly sprinkle in the cold water, mixing with a fork to make a soft dough.
- Turn the dough onto a floured board, roll thin, and cut into rounds.
- Place date filling between two unbaked rounds, or bake the rounds separately and put them together later with the filling.
- Bake at 350°F.
Notes
- The final words and oven temperature continue at the top of the reverse-side image, above the Oatmeal Raisin Cookies recipe.
- No baking time is written.
Read the transcription as written
Date Filled Oatmeal Cookies 4 cups dates 1 cup water 1 Tbsp. sugar Cook & let cool while preparing the cookie dough. 2 cups flour ½ tsp soda 1 tsp salt Add 2 cups packed brown sugar, 6 cups rolled oats, 1 cup melted shortening or vegetable oil. Mix well. Sprinkle ⅞ cup cold water, adding slowly, mixing with a fork to make a soft dough. Turn dough onto floured board, roll thin, cut in rounds. Date filling may be placed between two unbaked rounds or cookies may be baked & put together [reverse, top:] ater with the filling. Bake at 350°