Bliss Date filled Oatmeal Cookies
For a holiday cookie, why not make bliss date-filled oatmeal cookies? These comforting cookies are great for Christmas. Make this easy cookie recipe to please the whole family with a tasty dessert.
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups oatmeal
- 2 cups white flour
- 1/2 teaspoon soda
- 1 small pkg. dates (about 8 oz.), chopped
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- In a saucepan, boil the filling ingredients to a paste; cool. Cream shortening; add sugar and mix until creamy.
- Add soda to buttermilk and add to mixture alternately with flour and salt.
- Add oatmeal to make a soft firm dough. Chill in refrigerator for an hour or more.
- Remove from refrigerator in small portions and roll out on a floured board. Roll quite thin (about 1/8") and cut out with a small round cookie cutter.
- Bake 10 minutes on an ungreased cookie sheet at 325 degrees F.
- Remove from oven onto brown paper and cool.
- Cookies may be stored in airtight containers, or frozen until ready to use.
- Then spread filling on one circle, cover with second circle to form sandwiches.
