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Viewed: 65 - Published at: 5 years agoIngredients
- 1 cup pitted dates, chopped small
- 14 cup granulated sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 23 cup water
- 2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
- 12 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
- 12 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 14 cups all-purpose flour
- 14 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 pinch salt
Method
- To make filling:
- In a sauce pan over moderate heat, combine dates, granulated sugar, salt and water.
- Simmer until mixture is well combined and thick.
- Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter.
- Set aside to cool.
- To make cookie dough:
- Cream together butter, brown sugar and peanut butter.
- Beat in egg and milk.
- In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda and salt.
- Stir into batter.
- Chill dough briefly to make rolling easier.
- Between two sheets of waxed paper, roll out the dough to a 15 x 8-inch rectangle.
- Remove top sheet of waxed paper.
- Spread date filling evenly over dough leaving a one inch border on one long side.
- Carefully roll dough into a long cylinder.
- Wrap in waxed paper and chill for about 3 hours.
- (Dough may be made several days ahead.)
- Preheat oven to 375F
- Remove waxed paper and cut dough into 1/2-inch thick slices.
- Put on cookie sheets and bake for about 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Remove from oven and let rest on sheets for 5 minutes until firm enough to remove to cooling racks.
- Enjoy!
- Makes 3 dozen cookies.
