Date Filled Cookie Log

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 egg, well beaten
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 (12 ounce) can date filling (or use date filling for hamentaschen)
• 1/2 cup finely chopped nuts
• confectioners' sugar, to taste

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f.
• 2 mix together butter and sugar in a mixing bowl until creamy.
• 3 blend in the egg.
• 4 sift together the flour, salt and baking soda.
• 5 add to the wet mixture and blend until stiff.
• 6 shape dough into 4 logs about 10x3-inches each.
• 7 place logs on a baking sheet.
• 8 using the side of your hand, create a narrow well into the top of each log, running all the way across.
• 9 spread about 1/4 cup of the date filling evenly into each hollow.
• 10 top the date filling with chopped nuts.
• 11 bake the logs for 12-15 minutes, or until set and gloden.
• 12 allow to cool until just warm, then slice the baked dough at an angle into 3/4-inch thick cookies.
• 13 allow to cool then dust liberally with confectioners sugar.