Stuffed Date Cream Cookies
Pour mixture over a wet cloth.
Recipe Summary Stuffed Date Cream Cookies
My mom made this every year at Christmas. It's a great treat that everybody loves! Pecans can be substituted for walnuts.Ingredients | Candied Dates Nutrition½ cup butter, softened3 ounces cream cheese, softened1 cup all-purpose flour⅛ teaspoon salt¼ cup walnut halves, or as needed10 ounces pitted dates, slit openconfectioners' sugar, or as neededDirectionsBeat butter and cream cheese together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Sift flour and salt together into a bowl; stir into creamed butter until dough holds together. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and chill, 3 hours to overnight.Press 1 walnut into each date and press closed.Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).Spread a pastry cloth over a work surface and sprinkle generously with confectioners' sugar. Roll chilled dough into 1/8-inch thick rectangle on the prepared work surface. Cut dough into 3 1/2 x 1 1/2-inch strips using a pastry wheel or pizza cutter.Place 1 stuffed date in the center of each strip. Roll strip around date and sprinkle with confectioners' sugar. Arrange cookies, folded side-down, on a baking sheet.Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 15 to 18 minutes.Info | Candied Dates Nutritionprep: 30 mins cook: 15 mins additional: 3 hrs total: 3 hrs 45 mins Servings: 36 Yield: 36 servings
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