Date Filled Oatmeal Cookies

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups butter or 2 cups margarine, softened
• 2 cups brown sugar, packed
• 1 cup milk
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 cups rolled oats
• 5 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 lb chopped dates
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 2/3 cup water

Recipe

• 1 cream butter and sugar together well.
• 2 slowly mix in milk.
• 3 add remaining ingredients.
• 4 mix well.
• 5 chill for 1 hour.
• 6 roll out fairly thin on lightly floured board.
• 7 cut into 2 1/2-inch rounds.
• 8 place on ungreased baking sheets.
• 9 bake in 350°f oven for 8-10 minutes.
• 10 cool.
• 11 fill with date filling, to form a sandwich.
• 12 for date filling: combine dates, sugar and water in saucepan.
• 13 bring to a boil.
• 14 simmer, stirring often, until mushy and thickened.
• 15 add more water if too dry, or simmer longer if too runny.
• 16 cool and spread between cookies.