Holiday Cookie Recipe Swap
2013 cookie swap: Helen's oatmeal cookies
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2013 cookie swap: Helen's oatmeal cookies
Holiday Cookie Recipe Swap
2013 cookie swap: Helen's oatmeal cookies
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Ingredients
Cookies
- 1 cup shortening
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 cups quick cooking oatmeal
Filling
- 2 cups chopped dates
- 3/4 cup water (or more as needed)
- 1 tsp vanilla
Directions
For cookies
1 Add all ingredients together to form a dough.
2 Spoon onto cookie sheet.
3 Bake at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes.
2 Let cool. Then put together with date filling.
For filling
1 Add chopped dates and water together in a pot and cook until smooth paste forms, then add in vanilla.
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