Christmas Date Walnut Pinwheel Cookies
This recipe is nearly 100 years old. These cookies are great at Christmas time.
Yield
36 servingsPrep
20 minCook
10 minReady
30 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup |
butter
|
|
| ½ | cup |
margarine
|
|
| 1 | cup |
sugar
|
|
| 1 | cup |
brown sugar
|
*
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
baking soda
|
|
| 3 ¾ | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| Filling | |||
| 1 | pound |
dates
|
|
| ½ | cup |
sugar
|
|
| 1 | cup |
water
|
|
| ½ | cup |
walnuts
chopped |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | ml |
butter
|
|
| 118 | ml |
margarine
|
|
| 237 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 237 | ml |
brown sugar
|
*
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 5 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 887 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| Filling | |||
| 453.6 | g |
dates
|
|
| 118 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 237 | ml |
water
|
|
| 118 | ml |
walnuts
chopped |
|
Directions
Mix dough ingredients well and make into three balls.
Filling:
Combine ingredients in 2 quart saucepan and boil until dates are very soft. Mix well and cool.
Cookies:
Roll each ball of dough between wax paper to about ¼ inch thickness. Spread with date filling and roll as a jelly roll. Chill about 1 hour.
Slice and bake at 375℉ (190℃) for 10 to 15 minutes. Makes 3 rolls.
