Need recipe for filled cookies for dear sister.

[denverdi]

Hello all,

I need some help. My sister who lives quit far from me called last night and asked if I had grandmas recipe for date filled cookies???? Well no one knows where all of grams recipes went. Suprise, right. Well she really wanted to make these for her little family, but only has 1/2 of the recipe because, gram wrote the wrong recipe down. (1/2 from right recipe and 1/2 from an oatmeal cookie recipe)
Does anyone have a recipe for these. The are shaped like 1/2 circles when done and I think they are sprinkled in powdered sugar (lightly) when done.
Thanks in advance for all of your help.
I told my sister that if anyone could help it would be all of the great folks here.

Denver Di

 

[Meriweather]

* Exported from MasterCook *

Flaky Fruit Turnovers

Recipe By :Sunset Cookies
Serving Size : 32 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cookies Formed


Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup firm butter or margarine -- cut into pieces
1/3 cup milk
Apricot or date filling

In a bowl, combine flour and sugar. Add butter. With your fingers or a pastry blender, rub or cut mixture until it forms fine, even crumbs.
Gradually add milk, mixing with fork until dough holds together.
Cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate 30 minutes to 1 hour.
Meanwhile, prepare filling of your choice.
Divide dough in half. Form each half into a ball.
On a well-floured board, roll out one ball into 12" square, then cut it into sixteen 3" squares (press straight down with a long-bladed knife to make neat cookies).
Mound a scant teaspoon of filling in the center of each square. Fold each over into a triangle and seal by running a pastry wheel around edges or crimping them with the times of a fork. Repeat with remaining dough.
Transfer cookies to ungreased baking sheets.
If desired, use a small, sharp knife to cut a small slash in each cookie to expose filling.
Bake in 350º for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown. Transfer to racks and let cool.
Store airtight.

Apricot filling: In a small pan, combine 1/2 cup firmly packed chopped apricots, 2/3 cup water and 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly and mashing with a spoon, until mixture forms a smooth, thick paste (about 10 minutes). Let cool to room temperature.
Date filling: In a small pan, combine 1/2 cup firmly packed snipped pitted dates, 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel, 3 tablespoons lemon juice, 1/2 cup water and 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly and mashing with a spoon, until mixture forms a smooth, thick paste (about 10 minutes). Let cool to room temperature.


Date Cookie Turnovers

Cookie Dough
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup shortening
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour *see note below for self-rising flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
milk
sugar
Date Filling
2 cups chopped dates
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
Mix 1 cup sugar, the shortening, eggs and vanilla. Stir in flour, salt and baking soda. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
Prepare Filling.
In a saucepan, combine date filling ingredients. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens. Cool completely.

Heat oven to 400°. Roll dough about 1/16-inch thick on a floured surface. Cut into 3-inch rounds or squares. Spoon about 1 teaspoon date filling onto one side of each circle leaving enough of an edge to seal. Fold dough over filling; pinch edges to seal. Place cookies about 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets. Brush with milk and sprinkle with sugar.

Bake until lightly browned, about 8 to 10 minutes. Immediately remove from baking sheet. Makes about 4 1/2 dozen date turnover cookies.
*If using self-rising flour, omit salt and baking soda.

 

[piratesmate]

My grandmother didn't make them into half rounds - she simply pressed two round cookies together. This is her recipe:

Grandmom Barnes’ Filled Cookies

Filling:
2 boxes dates
1 box raisins
½ c sugar (scant measure)
½ Tbl lemon juice
1 Tbl flour
½ c water
½ c chopped nuts (opt)

Grind dates & raisins. Add sugar, juice, flour & water. Cook, stirring all the time, until you can spread. If it gets too thick, add a little water. Add nuts after removing from heat. (Also good when apricots are substituted for some of the dates & raisins.)

Cookie:
2 c sugar
2 tsp vanilla
2/3 c milk
4 eggs
1 1/3 c shortening
6 c flour
6 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt

Combine ingredients; then roll & cut out. (Roll on floured surface to 1/8" thickness. I use a 2½" diameter biscuit cutter or a cookie cutter with scalloped edges.) Drop ~ teaspoon of dates onto each cookie & cover with another. Press down edges of top cookie. (No need to completely seal it.) Bake at 350 for 15 - 20 minutes.

I don't remember exactly how many cookies this makes - but I think it was around 3 dozen.