Oatmeal Date Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 quart fine oatmeal
• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• % cup of butter or other shortening
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• a pinch of salt
• a little milk

Method

1. 1

   Mix the oatmeal, flour, baking powder, salt and sugar all together, then add the butter; mix well.

2. 2

   Add the eggs well beaten with just enough milk to make a stiff dough.

3. 3

   Roll out half the quantity thin, have some dates stoned, and spread a layer on the dough; roll out the other half thin and lay on the top; roll it a little, cut in shapes, and bake in a moderate oven.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 10 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from San Rafael cook book, 1906 (1906) by Katherine Golden Bitting Collection on Gastronomy (Library of Congress), page 78. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

OATMEAL DATE COOKIES— Mrs. J. M. Dollar. "Take 1 quart fine oatmeal, 2 cups flour, 2 cups brown sugar, 2 eggs, % cup of butter or other shortening, 3 teaspoons baking powder, a pinch of salt, and a little milk

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