Cookies Carmel Date

1 cup shortening                   
4 cups flour                      

2 cups brown sugar             

1 tea. Soda sifted with flour

3 eggs            
2 tea vanilla

Beat shortening and sugar, add eggs, vanilla.

Add flour and soda, beat until blended.

Roll in a 2 ½ in roll, wrap in saran and freeze

                           Filling

1 cup brown sugar                    
¾ cup water

1 cup dates chopped                

1 Tab. flour

1 cup nuts chopped

Cook water, sugar, flour and dates until

thick.  Add nuts and chill.

Slice dough abut ¼ inch thick. Place on cookie

tray,  put about 1 Tab. filling on top, then  another

slice of dough on top.

Cook 350 for 10 minutes

-Grandma Baugh's recipe