Date Pinwheels
Prep Time
00:45minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
00:12minutes 12hours
Prep Time
00:45minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
00:12minutes 12hours
Ingredients
  • Dough
  • 1/2cup butter
  • 1cup sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1teaspoon Salt
  • 1/2cup shortening
  • 1cup brown sugar
  • 4cup flour
  • 1teaspoon soda
  • Filling
  • 1/2pound dates ground
  • 1/2cup water or up to 1/4more
  • 1/4teaspoon Salt
  • 2tablespoon flour
  • 1/2cup brown sugar
Instructions
  1. Filling
  2. Combine ingredients and cook over low heat until soft and blended.
  3. Cool before spreading on rolled out dough.
  4. Dough
  5. Cream butter and sugar, beat in eggs
  6. Sift dry ingredients and add gradually to creamed mixture.
  7. Chill
  8. Roll out thin, oblong shape
  9. Spread date mixture, roll the oblong dough and cover in waxed paper.
  10. Chill the roll overnight.
  11. Slice into cookies. Place on cookie sheet, bake 350 degrees 12-15 minutes.
Recipe Notes

Wilma Gatewood / Doris Spann cookbook. Doris made at Christmas time.