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Recipe

Popular on the West Coast, these thick, soft, nut and date cookies appear in many local cookbooks.

 

Yield

16 servings

Prep

10 min

Cook

12 min

Ready

30 min

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
½ cup vegetable shortening
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1 cup sugar
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2 large eggs
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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¼ cup sour cream
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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2 teaspoons baking powder
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½ teaspoon baking soda
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½ teaspoon salt
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2 teaspoons cinnamon
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1 teaspoon cloves
ground
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1 teaspoon allspice
ground
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2 cups walnuts
chopped
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2 cups dates
finely chopped
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Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
118 ml vegetable shortening
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237 ml sugar
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2 large eggs
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1E+1 ml vanilla extract
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59 ml sour cream
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473 ml all-purpose flour
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1E+1 ml baking powder
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2.5 ml baking soda
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2.5 ml salt
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1E+1 ml cinnamon
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5 ml cloves
ground
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5 ml allspice
ground
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473 ml walnuts
chopped
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473 ml dates
finely chopped
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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.



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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 77g (2.7 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 113534% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 44g 67%
Saturated Fat 5g 25%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 112mg 37%
Sodium 413mg 17%
Total Carbohydrate 58g 58%
Dietary Fiber 14g 55%
Sugars g
Protein 55g
Vitamin A 5% Vitamin C 4%
Calcium 17% Iron 38%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
 

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