Gail's Brown Sugar Cookies Recipe
Brown Sugar Cookies are yummy. They have dates, nuts and brown sugar, all the ingredients that make a cookies delicious. The Gail's brown sugar cookies are very easy, simple and quick to make. You will enjoy this recipe very much.

Ingredients
| Shortening | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Brown sugar | 1 Cup (16 tbs), firmly packed | |
| Egg | 1 | |
| Vanilla | 1 Teaspoon | |
| All-purpose flour-11/2 cups, sifted | ||
| Salt | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Baking powder | 2 Teaspoon | |
| Hot water | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Dates | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs), chopped | |
| Pecans | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs), chopped | |
Directions
MAKING
1)In a bowl, beat together shortening and sugar until light and fluffy.
2)Add egg and vanilla and beat well.
3)In another bowl, sift together flour, salt and baking powder.
4)Add half of the flour to the creamed mixture and blend well.
5)Add hot water and stir.
6)Fold in remaining flour and blend well.
7)Add dates and pecans. Mix well.
8)Take greased baking sheets and drop spoonsful of batter on them.
9)Press cookies lightly with the tines of a fork.
10)Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes.
SERVING
11)Serve the brown sugar cookies when desired.
1)In a bowl, beat together shortening and sugar until light and fluffy.
2)Add egg and vanilla and beat well.
3)In another bowl, sift together flour, salt and baking powder.
4)Add half of the flour to the creamed mixture and blend well.
5)Add hot water and stir.
6)Fold in remaining flour and blend well.
7)Add dates and pecans. Mix well.
8)Take greased baking sheets and drop spoonsful of batter on them.
9)Press cookies lightly with the tines of a fork.
10)Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes.
SERVING
11)Serve the brown sugar cookies when desired.
