Title

Filled Cookies

Subject

shortening

brown sugar

eggs

all-purpose flour

baking powder

salt

vanilla

dates

orange juice

honey

wax paper

Description

[front of card]

Spry Cook Book
Filled Cookies
1 cup shortening 1 tsp vanilla
2 cups brown sugar 1 pound pitted dates
2 eggs beaten 2/3 cup orange juice
3 1/3 cups sifted all purpose flour 2 tbsp honey
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt

Method
1 Use the butter cake method of
mixing 2 shape dough into
two rolls about 3 in in diameter

Back:
3) wrap in wax paper and chill one
night in a cool place. (Filling) Cook
dates and orange juice in top of
double boiler untill hot mass.
Stir in honey and cool. Cut
chilled dough into thin slices and
place on greased Baking sheet
add tsp of filling and top with
a second slice. Bake at
375° for 12-15 min.

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# Filled Cookies

*From Spry Cookbook*

## Ingredients

### Cookie Dough
- 1 cup shortening (Spry)
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla

### Date Filling
- 1 lb pitted dates
- 2/3 cup orange juice
- 2 Tbsp honey

## Instructions

### Cookie Dough
1. Cream shortening and brown sugar together until light and fluffy.
2. Add beaten eggs and vanilla; mix well.
3. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix until a firm dough forms.
4. Divide dough in half and shape each half into a log approximately 3 inches in diameter.
5. Wrap each log in wax paper and refrigerate overnight.

### Date Filling
1. Combine dates and orange juice in the top of a double boiler.
2. Cook over boiling water, stirring occasionally, until the mixture forms a thick, cohesive paste.
3. Stir in honey.
4. Cool completely before using.

### Assembly and Baking
1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Grease baking sheets.
2. Remove chilled dough logs from refrigerator and slice into thin rounds approximately 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick.
3. Place half the slices on prepared baking sheets.
4. Place 1 tsp of cooled date filling in the center of each slice.
5. Top each with a second dough slice and press edges gently to seal.
6. Bake at 375°F for 12 to 15 minutes until lightly golden at edges.
7. Cool on pan for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack.

Creator

Alice Yetka, Martha Yetka

Source

RCA0006 - The Yetka family collection that started the project (eBay)

Date

1950s

Rights

Personal/Family

Format

Printed pamphlet page

Identifier

RCA0006-20260609-0271

Coverage

Oregon, US