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Date Filled Butterscotch Cookies

From Our favorite recipes (Wilshire Ward LDS, 1957), 1957

Filling: Cook dates, brown sugar, and water until thick. Cool and add walnuts.

Presented as published in 1957. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record

Ingredients

Method

Nutrition per serving

8280Calories
103 gProtein
986 gCarbs
459 gFat
Full nutrition (34 nutrients)
Calories8280 kcal
Protein103 g
Carbohydrates986 g
Fiber62 g
Sugars822 g
Total Fat459 g
Saturated Fat33 g
Monounsaturated Fat51 g
Polyunsaturated Fat245 g
Omega-30 g
Cholesterol372 mg
Sodium338 mg
Potassium6838 mg
Calcium1165 mg
Iron25 mg
Magnesium982 mg
Phosphorus2366 mg
Zinc17 mg
Copper7.4 mg
Manganese17 mg
Vitamin D2 mcg
Vitamin C1.8 mg
Vitamin A160 mcg
Vitamin E1.3 mg
Vitamin K21 mcg
Vitamin B64.4 mg
Vitamin B120.9 mcg
Thiamin (B1)2 mg
Riboflavin (B2)1 mg
Niacin (B3)17 mg
Folate239 mcg
Choline335 mg
Caffeine0 mg
Water1146 g

As published

This recipe was extracted from Our favorite recipes (Wilshire Ward LDS, 1957) (1957) by Maude Frances Smeath Weight, page 21. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

DATE FILLED BUTTERSCOTCH COOKIES % C, Shortening 3% C. Flour 2 C. Brown Sugar 1 tsp. Soda 2 Well Beaten Eggs 4 tep. Salt 1 tsp. Vanilla 1 tsp. Cream of Tartar Method: Thoroughly cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla and beat well. Add sifted dry in~ gredients and mix well. Form in roll 14" in diameter. Wrap in waxed paper and chill thoroughly over night. Slice and arrange half the slices on greased cookie sheet. Place 1 tsp. date-nut filling on each and top with remaining slices. Press edges together with fork. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes. Makes 5 Doz. FILLING: Combine 1 Lb. Dates, pitted and chopped, % C. Brown Sugar, and 4 C, Water. Cook until thick. Add 4 C. broken walnuts
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