Recipe For Cooking Date Pinwheels

Toaster Oven Cookies :: Holiday Cookies

Date Pinwheels

This is an excellent Christmas cookie.

Filling
2 1/4 C. chopped dates
1 C. sugar
1 C. hot water
1 C. chopped nuts

Combine dates, sugar and water. Cook over low heat until thick, about 10 min. Add nuts. Cool.

Cookie Dough
1 C. vegetable shortening
2 C. brown sugar
3 eggs
4 C. flour
1/2 tea. salt
1/2 tea. baking powder

Cream vegetable shortening. Add brown sugar; cream thoroughly. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Sift dry ingredients and add. Mix well. Chill dough thoroughly. Divide dough and roll into rectangles no more than 1/4-in. thick. Spread with filling and roll. Wrap each roll in wax paper. Chill. Slice 1/4-in. thick. Bake at 400 degrees F for 10 to 12 min. Unbaked cookies may be kept in refrigerator for a month. May also be frozen. Bake as needed.

Makes approximately 5 dozen.