Date Pinwheel Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
| Dates | 3/4 Cup (16 tbs), diced | |
| Sugar | 6 Tablespoon | |
| Water | 6 Tablespoon | |
| Lemon juice | 2 Teaspoon | |
| 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon rind | ||
| Chopped nuts | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Butter/Margarine | 2/3 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Brown sugar | 1 1/4 Cup (16 tbs), firmly packed | |
| Orange rind | 1 1/2 Teaspoon, grated | |
| Egg | 1 | |
| Vinegar | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Flour | 2 Cup (16 tbs), sifted | |
| Baking soda | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Salt | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
Directions
GETTING READY
1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
MAKING
2. In a heavy saucepan, put dates, water and sugar.
3. Cook for 5 minute by stirring continuously until the mixture gets heavier.
4. Once done, turn the heat off and put lemon juice, lemon rind and nuts.
5. Allow the mixture to cool.
6. Blend butter and brown sugar until light and creamy.
7. Put orange rind, egg and vinegar to the creamed mixture.
8. Sieve flour soda and salt and put it in the creamed mixture.
9. Mix well and form dough.
10. Refrigerate the dough and once done roll into a rectangle measuring 15x 10 inches.
11. Top the dough with date mixture and roll as a jelly roll.
12. Refrigerate for an hour.
13. Make slices of ΒΌ inch.
14. Take greased baking sheet, put the slices on it and bake for 12- 15 minutes.
SERVING
15. Serve in a dish.
1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
MAKING
2. In a heavy saucepan, put dates, water and sugar.
3. Cook for 5 minute by stirring continuously until the mixture gets heavier.
4. Once done, turn the heat off and put lemon juice, lemon rind and nuts.
5. Allow the mixture to cool.
6. Blend butter and brown sugar until light and creamy.
7. Put orange rind, egg and vinegar to the creamed mixture.
8. Sieve flour soda and salt and put it in the creamed mixture.
9. Mix well and form dough.
10. Refrigerate the dough and once done roll into a rectangle measuring 15x 10 inches.
11. Top the dough with date mixture and roll as a jelly roll.
12. Refrigerate for an hour.
13. Make slices of ΒΌ inch.
14. Take greased baking sheet, put the slices on it and bake for 12- 15 minutes.
SERVING
15. Serve in a dish.
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