Grandma's unsweetened rolled oat cookies
36 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1½ | cup | All-purpose flour |
| 1½ | cup | Rolled oats |
| 1 | teaspoon | Baking soda |
| 2 | cups | Chopped dates |
| ½ | cup | Water |
| ½ | cup | Shortening |
| ½ | cup | Hot water |
| ¼ | cup | Granulated sugar |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla extract |
Directions
COOKIE
FILLING
Combine flour, oats, and baking soda. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add sufficient water to shape dough into a roll. Wrap in waxed paper; refrigerate overnight.
Cut cookie dough into thin wafers (⅛ inch/3 mm). Place on cookie sheet. Bake in 325F(170C) oven for about 10 minutes.
To prepare filling, cook dates, water, and sugar on low heat for about 30 minutes; stir occasionally. Stir in vanilla. Cool.
When cookies and filling are cool, spread about 1tb(15ml) date filling between two cookies. Makes 3 dozen filled cookies