Date-Nut Icebox Cookies

[Guest guest]

Date-Nut Icebox Cookies

 

This is one of grandma's favorites. You could always count on her having some of

these.

 

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup white sugar

1 cup vegetable shortening

 

Mix well and add:

3 eggs

Mix 2 level teaspoons of baking soda with 1 tbsp. boiling water. Add to above

mixture and blend in.

Add:

4 cips flour

1/2 tsp. salt

Mix well.

Cut up 1 12 ounce package of dates. Add with 3/4 cup nuts and 1 tsp. vanilla.

 

Place dough on wax paper and roll into a log. Chill at least 3 hours.

Bake at 350 degrees. about 10 minutes.

Cool.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I take it you slice these off the log into cookie and put on a greased baking

sheet before baking?

Judy

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Myrtle Killian

gourmet-desserts ;

Saturday, January 17, 2009 9:35 PM

Date-Nut Icebox Cookies

 

 

Date-Nut Icebox Cookies

 

This is one of grandma's favorites. You could always count on her having some

of these.

 

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup white sugar

1 cup vegetable shortening

 

Mix well and add:

3 eggs

Mix 2 level teaspoons of baking soda with 1 tbsp. boiling water. Add to above

mixture and blend in.

Add:

4 cips flour

1/2 tsp. salt

Mix well.

Cut up 1 12 ounce package of dates. Add with 3/4 cup nuts and 1 tsp. vanilla.

 

Place dough on wax paper and roll into a log. Chill at least 3 hours.

Bake at 350 degrees. about 10 minutes.

Cool.