Brown Sugar Refrigerator Cookies with Date Filling

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This soft cookie is irresistible! With the brown-sugar refrigerator dough, create a cookie “sandwich” with a delicious orange-flavored date filling that is studded with walnuts.

Ingredients

Cookie Dough Ingredients
 2 cups brown sugar
 1 cup shortening (use non-hydrogenated shortening like Spectrum)
 2 tablespoons powdered vegan egg replacer (such as Ener-G & 1/2 cup water)
 4 cups sifted flour
 1 teaspoon baking soda
 ½ teaspoon salt
Date Filling
 1 pound pitted dates
 1 cup water, and more as needed
 2 large oranges
 1 cup chopped walnuts

Instructions

Cookie Dough Instructions
1

Cream sugar and shortening with an electric mixer until fluffy.

2

Stir egg replacer and water together in a small bowl.

3

Add egg replacer mixture to creamed sugar and shortening. Mix until well-blended.

4

Sift in flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix with a sturdy spoon until dough is stiff.

5

Divide dough into two parts and form into two long round rolls, approximately 3 inches (8 cm) in diameter.

6

Cover in plastic wrap or waxed paper and chill in refrigerator for several hours until firm.

Date Filling Instructions
7

Place dates in a medium-sized heavy saucepan.

8

Cover with water. As the mixture is cooking, add more water if necessary, being careful not to burn.

9

Add juice from the oranges. Use a citrus zester to scrape 2 teaspoons orange rind into date mixture.

10

Cook on low heat until soft.

11

Cool to room temperature.

12

Add chopped nuts.

Instructions for Assembling Cookies
13

Preheat oven to 375° F (190° C)

14

Slice the cookie dough rolls into 1/4” or 6 mm slices (2 slices per cookie).

15

Place 1 teaspoon (5 g) of filling on one slice.

16

Place another slice on top of the dates.

17

Press the top slice down until it touches the bottom slice; don’t try to seal the slices together. As it cooks, it seals itself. Don’t worry if the top slice cracks. This adds to the charm of the cookie.

18

Bake 10 minutes on an ungreased cookie sheet. Be careful not to burn. Cool on wire cookie racks.

Serving size: 48 cookies

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Ingredients

Cookie Dough Ingredients
 2 cups brown sugar
 1 cup shortening (use non-hydrogenated shortening like Spectrum)
 2 tablespoons powdered vegan egg replacer (such as Ener-G & 1/2 cup water)
 4 cups sifted flour
 1 teaspoon baking soda
 ½ teaspoon salt
Date Filling
 1 pound pitted dates
 1 cup water, and more as needed
 2 large oranges
 1 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

Cookie Dough Instructions
1

Cream sugar and shortening with an electric mixer until fluffy.

2

Stir egg replacer and water together in a small bowl.

3

Add egg replacer mixture to creamed sugar and shortening. Mix until well-blended.

4

Sift in flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix with a sturdy spoon until dough is stiff.

5

Divide dough into two parts and form into two long round rolls, approximately 3 inches (8 cm) in diameter.

6

Cover in plastic wrap or waxed paper and chill in refrigerator for several hours until firm.

Date Filling Instructions
7

Place dates in a medium-sized heavy saucepan.

8

Cover with water. As the mixture is cooking, add more water if necessary, being careful not to burn.

9

Add juice from the oranges. Use a citrus zester to scrape 2 teaspoons orange rind into date mixture.

10

Cook on low heat until soft.

11

Cool to room temperature.

12

Add chopped nuts.

Instructions for Assembling Cookies
13

Preheat oven to 375° F (190° C)

14

Slice the cookie dough rolls into 1/4” or 6 mm slices (2 slices per cookie).

15

Place 1 teaspoon (5 g) of filling on one slice.

16

Place another slice on top of the dates.

17

Press the top slice down until it touches the bottom slice; don’t try to seal the slices together. As it cooks, it seals itself. Don’t worry if the top slice cracks. This adds to the charm of the cookie.

18

Bake 10 minutes on an ungreased cookie sheet. Be careful not to burn. Cool on wire cookie racks.

Serving size: 48 cookies

Brown Sugar Refrigerator Cookies with Date Filling