Cinnamon Billy Goats
Popular on the West Coast, these thick, soft, nut and date cookies appear in many local cookbooks.
Yield
16 servingsPrep
10 minCook
12 minReady
30 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| 1 | cup |
sugar
|
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
vanilla extract
|
|
| ¼ | cup |
sour cream
|
|
| 2 | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
baking powder
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
baking soda
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
cinnamon
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
cloves
ground |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
allspice
ground |
|
| 2 | cups |
walnuts
chopped |
|
| 2 | cups |
dates
finely chopped |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | ml |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| 237 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 1E+1 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 59 | ml |
sour cream
|
|
| 473 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 1E+1 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 1E+1 | ml |
cinnamon
|
|
| 5 | ml |
cloves
ground |
|
| 5 | ml |
allspice
ground |
|
| 473 | ml |
walnuts
chopped |
|
| 473 | ml |
dates
finely chopped |
|
Directions
Preheat your oven to 375℉ (190℃) F. Grease some cookie sheets.
Cream the shortening and sugar together in a large bowl. Add the eggs and vanilla, and beat until smooth and blended, then beat in the sour cream.
Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and allspice, in another bowl.
Add this dry mixture to the first mixture, and beat until thoroughly combined.
Add the nuts and dates, and mix well.
Drop by heaping teaspoonsful of dough about 2 inches (3 cm) apart on the prepared cookie sheets.
Bake for about 12 minutes until the cookies are delicately browned around the edges. Transfer to racks to cool completely.
