Libbie's Filled Ice Box Cookies

Total Time: 24 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 24 hrs Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup raisins or 1 cup dates, chopped
• 1 cup shortening
• 3 cups brown sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 cup walnuts

Recipe

• 1 cook the water, sugar, and raisins or dates together, stirring constantly as it burns.
• 2 cook until thick; cool.
• 3 cream shortening and brown sugar together; add eggs, one at a time.
• 4 add vanilla.
• 5 sift flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon together; add walnuts.
• 6 add to creamed mixture.
• 7 pat or roll out on wax paper or towel to 1/2 inch thick.
• 8 spread date mixture over it, roll up and store in refrigerator.
• 9 slice and bake as needed.
• 10 no time or temperature was given for baking; i am guessing 325 degrees fahrenheit for 20 minutes.