Grandma Stroh's Filled  Cookies

Filliing
1 cup  dates
2/3 cup water
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup nuts

Cook until thick then cool.

Dough
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup shortening
3 cup flour
1t vanilla
1/2 cup milk
1/2 t. soda
2 t. baking powder

Roll dough out thin and cut with cutter.
Place 1 tablespoon of  filling on a cookie and top with another cookie.
Seal and prick  with a fork.

This is the original recipe of my husband's Grandmother with no baking instructions.
I bake them at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until golden.
I also like to instead of a sandwich cookie I make the bottom bigger, put in extra filling and
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