Grandmother Bry's Date Filled Cookies

By pksites

Rita Bry

Ingredients

• Combine in order given:
• 1 cup sugar
• 2/3 cup Crisco
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 cups oatmeal (blended or ground)
• 2 1/2 cups flour (scant)
• 1 tsp salt
• Put together:
• 1 tsp soda
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• Filling:
• 1/2 lb ground or cut up dates
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup water

Preparation

Step 1

Cookies:
1/3 of dough at a time: Roll and cut out in circle. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.

Filling:
Combine and bring to a boil, until thick. Sandwich between two cookies.