DAY Recipe

INGREDIENTS
Date Filling
2 1/4 cups dates
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
1 cup nuts
Cookie Dough
1 cup shortening
2 cups brown sugar
3 eggs , well beaten
4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda

DIRECTIONS

Date Filling:.

Combine dates, sugar and water in a pan and cook until thick (about 10 mins.).
Add nuts to mixture, mix, and let cool. Set aside.

Cookie Dough:.

Cream shortening and add brown sugar gradually.
Add eggs, and beat well. Add to the other ingredients, and mix.

Divide into 2 parts, and make [...]

INGREDIENTS

24 dates , whole, pitted
peanut butter
almonds , whole, unsalted (optional)
sugar

DIRECTIONS

Put a slit down the middle of each date.
Fill each slit with peanut butter.
When finished, roll each date in sugar.
Put on a platter, cover with saran wrap, and put in refrigerator for at least 1 hours
Serve.

INGREDIENTS

2 cups flour
1/4 cup sugar (if making blueberry muffins use 1/2 c. sugar)
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup shortening
1 egg
1 cup milk
1 cup blueberries (optional)

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 400.

Mix together first 4 ingredients.
Cut in shortening, and mix well.

Add the eggs and milk, and mix well.
Fold in blueberries, or any other fruit you want to use.

Grease muffin tin.

Bake at 400, for 20 minutes.