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Date Rolls
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"My grandma, Mary Stufflebeam, has made these every Christmas for as long as I can remember."
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Ingredients
servings 198Original recipe yields 36 servings (6 dozen)
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{{model.addEditText}} Print- Cream together shortening, 1 cup white sugar and 1 cup of brown sugar. Add eggs, vanilla and 1 tablespoon of water.
- Sift flour, soda, and saltTWICE and add to sugar mixture. Divide dough into 2 or 3 parts.
- Cook dates, 1/2 cup white sugar and 1 cup water over low heat, stirring constantly until it becomes a smooth paste. Let cool.
- Roll each section of dough into rectangles 1/4 - 1/2 inch thick.
- Spread filling over rectangles and roll up like a jelly roll. Cover and chill dough until firm; 2 - 3 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Slice dough 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.
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12/19/2006
Thank you SO much for posting this recipe. Martha Stewart had a very similar recipe in a magazine from years ago and I have been unable to find it until now. I always make very unique Christma...
12/14/2007
These taste OK, but think a better suited name would be Date Swirl Cookies. I was looking foward to the date rolls my Grandma used to make, that were 1/4" tall round cookies that kept their shap...
12/5/2013
I've made these many, many times. My husband loves these cookies. I only get about 4 dozen out of this recipe, but we like thicker cookies. I use butter-flavored shortening sticks when I make it...