A vintage stuffed cookie recipe from Jennie Schmidt. A soft brown sugar dough is dropped onto the sheet, topped with a rich cooked date and nut filling, and sealed with another spoonful of dough.

Author

Jennie Schmidt


Recipe

MeasurementsIngredients
Dough
1 CShortening
2 CBrown Sugar
2Eggs
1/2 CWater, Sour Milk, or Buttermilk
1 tVanilla
3 1/2 CFlour
1 tSalt
1 tSoda (Baking Soda)
1/8 tCinnamon
Filling
2 CDates, cut small
3/4 CSugar
3/4 CWater
1/2 CChopped Nuts

Instructions

Filling

  1. Cook dates, sugar, and water until thick, stirring constantly.
  2. Remove from heat, add chopped nuts, and cool.

Dough & Assembly

  1. Mix well shortening, sugar + eggs.
  2. Add other ingredients (liquid, vanilla, dry ingredients).
  3. Drop with tsp. onto ungreased cookie sheet.
  4. Place 1/2 tsp dough, then Date filling, and Top with 1/2 tsp dough.