Date Nut Pinwheels
My mom got this recipe from her boss – he used to pay my sister and me to bake his Christmas cookies every year. These were his favorite; I think the recipe came from his uncle. It has become one of my favorites when I am looking for a soft, chewy, spiced cookie.
Ingredients
- Cookie Dough:
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 1 cup butter (2 sticks)
- 1 egg
- 3 cups unbleached flour
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- ¼ tsp. allspice
- ¼ tsp. cloves
- Filling:
- 1½ cups chopped dates
- ½ cup white sugar
- ½ cup water
Instructions
- Cream butter and sugar together; add the egg and blend completely.
- Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill for at least an hour.
- While dough is chilling, prepare filling.
- Put all ingredients into a one-quart saucepan.
- Over medium heat, bring to a boil and cook until sugar dissolves.
- Remove from heat and cool.
- To prepare cookies, divide dough in half.
- Roll dough into a rectangle, keeping dough between ¼ and ½ inch thick.
- Spread half of the filling over dough, leaving a 1” space at the edge of the dough uncovered.
- Roll dough up, jelly-roll style, and cut into ½ inch slices.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 18-20 minutes on a greased cookie sheet.
