- lovely to look at - delightful to eat -

PINWHEEL COOKIES

Temp: 375° Time: 12 mins.
4 cups sifted pastry flour 3/4 cup butter or margarine
or 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour 1/2 cup sugar (granulated)
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1 cup lightly packed brown sugar
1/4 tsp. soda 2 eggs
3/4 tsp. salt 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
Filling:
i cup pitted dates 2/3 cup water
1/4 cup granulated sugar 1 tbsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. grated lemon rind 1/3 cup finely chopped nuts

few grains salt

Measure into sifter first four ingredients, Sift together twice. Cream the
butter, blend in sugars and beat well. Beat the eggs until thick and add
to the creamed mixture, part at a time, beating after each addition, Stir
in vanilla, Sift dry ingredients into creamed mixture about 1/4 at a time,
combining thoroughly after each addition. Chill until firm.

Put through the food chopper the dates and put them into a sauce pan and
add sugar, salt and water, Cook, stirring constantly until the mixture is of
soft spreading consistency. Remove from heat and add lemon juice and
rind and nuts, and mix well, chill. Divide the dough into three and roll
out one part at a time, into narrow rectangle of dough, about 1/8 inch
thick; spread with date filling and, beginning at the narrow end, roll up
like jelly roll. Wrap each roll in waxed paper, foil or one of the plastic
films, Chill several hours or overnight,

Cut chilied rolls of dough into slices about 1/8 inch thick and arrange well
apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake and chill thoroughly before storing.
Optional filling: 1 large jar maraschino cherries and 1/2 cup blanched

almonds, Chop fruit and nuts finely and sprinkle over the rolled out dough.
Roll as above.

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- A new taste to an old favorite - ideal for fancy shapes -

ORANGE DELIGHTS

Temp: 400° Time: 10-12 mins.
1 cup butter,shortening or margarine 4 cups sifted flour

1 1/4 cups sugar 1 tsp. baking powder

2 tsp. grated orange rind 1/4 cup orange juice

1 egg and 1 egg white 1/2 tsp. salt

Cream shortening and sugar together. Add the orange rind and the beaten
eggs. Mix well, Add the sifted flour and baking powder alternately with
the orange juice. Roll thin and cut in fancy Christmas shapes such as bells,

Santa Clauses, stars, etc. Bake on greased cookie sheets. Remove im-
mediately,

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