I love vintage recipes. Several years ago I purchased a file box of handwritten and clipped reipes from an estate sale. This year for Christmas, my kids and I are making some of the cookies that the former owner of the recipe collection thought worthy of saving in her recipe files. This is the first of these recipes.
Chocolate Date Cookies
Water (small amount)
½ cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
½ cup milk
2 cups flour
2 Tbsp. Cocoa
1 tsp. Baking soda
pinch salt
Chopped nuts (optional)
Cover the dates with water; cover and let stand. Cream the butter and sugar together. Add the egg and milk. Sift the dry ingredients together and add to the sugar mixture. Add the dates, and the nuts if desired.
Drop by teaspoonfuls on a cookie sheet and bake at 375°F for 10 minutes or until done.
Makes about 4 1/2 dozen.
Made for Christmas 2011.
Now for the taste test: These are really yummy. They are tender and sweet with a light cocoa taste that does not overwhelm the flavor of the dates. Although we made them without nuts - we are making a bunch of other nut cookies - they would be excellent with the addition of chopped walnuts.
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