Name: Pinwheel Cookies III
Yield: 24
Ingredients: Shortening - 1 cup; White sugar - 1 cup; Packed brown sugar - 1 cup; Eggs - 3; All-purpose flour - 4 cups; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon; Baking soda - 1 teaspoon; Dates, pitted and chopped - 2 ½ cups; White sugar - ½ cup; Water - 1 cup; Chopped walnuts - 1 cup

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Ingredients for - Pinwheel Cookies III

1. Shortening - 1 cup

2. White sugar - 1 cup

3. Packed brown sugar - 1 cup

4. Eggs - 3

5. All-purpose flour - 4 cups

6. Salt - ½ teaspoon

7. Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon

8. Baking soda - 1 teaspoon

9. Dates, pitted and chopped - 2 ½ cups

10. White sugar - ½ cup

11. Water - 1 cup

12. Chopped walnuts - 1 cup

How to cook deliciously - Pinwheel Cookies III

1. Stage

Blend together shortening, 1 cup white sugar, and brown sugar. Add eggs, vanilla, flour, salt, and soda. Mix well, and set dough aside.

2. Stage

To Make Filling: In a saucepan, combine dates, sugar, water and nuts. Cook over medium heat until thick. Cool filling. If necessary, add water until mixture can be spread easily on the dough.

3. Stage

Divide dough into 4 parts. Roll out each piece on a floured surface to 1/2 inch thick. Spread with cooled, not cold filling. Roll up jelly-roll style. Close ends and place rolls on cookie sheets. Refrigerate until cold.

4. Stage

Slice chilled rolls, and bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 10 minutes.