Stuffed Date Drops From the '50's
Stuffed Date Drops From the '50's recipe
Yield
70 servingsPrep
25 minCook
10 minReady
35 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pound |
dates
(about 70), pitted |
|
| ¼ | pound |
pecan halves
(about 70) |
|
| ¼ | cup |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| ¾ | cup |
brown sugar
|
*
|
| 1 |
eggs
|
*
|
|
| 1 ¼ | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
baking powder
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
baking soda
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| ½ | cup |
sour cream
|
|
| Golden frosting | |||
| ½ | cup |
butter
or margarine |
|
| 3 | cups |
powdered sugar
sifted |
|
| ¾ | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
water
(2-3) |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 453.6 | g |
dates
(about 70), pitted |
|
| 7E+1 | Pecan |
pecan halves
(about 70) |
|
| 59 | ml |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| 177 | ml |
brown sugar
|
*
|
| 1 | each |
eggs
|
*
|
| 296 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 118 | ml |
sour cream
|
|
| Golden frosting | |||
| 118 | ml |
butter
or margarine |
|
| 7.1E+2 | ml |
powdered sugar
sifted |
|
| 3.8 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 45 | ml |
water
(2-3) |
|
Directions
Stuff dates with pecan halves.
Preheat electric oven to 400℉ (200℃).
Grease baking sheets.
In small bowl of electric mixer, cream shortening and brown sugar.
Beat in egg.
Sift flour with baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
Add alternately with sour cream to creamed mixture.
Dip each date into creamed mixture to cover evenly.
Place on prepared baking sheets and bake for 8 to 10 minutes.
Cool.
Golden Frosting:
In small saucepan, melt butter to brown lightly; cool.
In a small bowl of electric mixer, beat butter with powdered sugar and vanilla.
Slowly beat in water until frosting is of spreading consistency; spread on cookies.
Makes about 70 cookies.
