Date Oatmeal Cookies
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup shortening or lard
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 cups oatmeal
- 2 cups flour
- 2 tsps baking powder
- For filling:
- 1 lb dates, finely cut
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
Sift flour with baking powder. Cream butter and sugar, add egg, oatmeal and milk. Roll into thin cookies and bake.
To make the filling, mix all of the above ingredients for the filling and cook until thick. Spread on cookies after cookies have cooled.
To make the filling, mix all of the above ingredients for the filling and cook until thick. Spread on cookies after cookies have cooled.
Submitted by May 30, 2009
15 min 30 min 45 min
15 min 30 min 45 min