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Date Pinwheels

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Date Pinwheels
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Pinwheel cookies are a holiday standard, appearing on plates at cookie exchanges every year. This season, take the classic cookie up a notch by baking them with a decadent date and nut filling.This recipe is from the "Better Homes and Gardens Homemade Cookies Cookbook" (Better Homes & Gardens Books, 1975) and was originally published in The Morning Call.
Prep Time
40
minutes
Cook Time
15
minutes
Servings
36
Date Pinwheel Cookies recipe - The Daily Meal
Total time: 55 minutes
Ingredients
  • 1 (8-ounce) package pitted dates, finely snipped
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped nuts
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Directions
  1. Step 1: In small saucepan, combine 1 (8-ounce) package pitted dates (finely snipped), 1/3 cup sugar and 1/3 cup water. Bring to a boil; cook and stir over low heat until thickened, about 4 minutes.
  2. Step 2: Remove from heat and stir in 1/2 cup finely chopped nuts and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Chill.
  3. Step 1: In a large bowl, cream together 1/2 cup shortening and 1 cup packed brown sugar. Beat in 2 eggs and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla.
  4. Step 2: In a separate large bowl, combine 2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, 1/4 teaspoon baking soda, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon. Stir into the creamed mixture.
  5. Step 3: Chill dough for 30 minutes.
  6. Step 4: On waxed paper, roll the dough into a 10-by-18-inch rectangle. Spread with the date filling. Roll the rectangle jelly-roll style, beginning at the long side. Pinch edges together to seal. Cut roll in half crosswise. Wrap each roll in waxed paper or clear plastic wrap. Chill thoroughly.
  7. Step 5: Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease a cookie sheet.
  8. Step 6: Once chilled, carefully cut the rolls into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Place slices on greased cookie sheet. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, until lightly browned.
 
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