Mom’s Famous Date Nut Pinwheels

Submitted by Tom Hensel

Ingredients:

• 3 eggs 
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar 
• 1 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup finely chopped walnuts
• 1 cup Crisco
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt 
• 3 1/2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 lb dates (approximately 2 package—may have some filling left)

Directions:

1. Cook dates in a little water (just cover the dates) with 1/2 cup granulated sugar.
2. Add 1 cup finely chopped walnuts.
3. Blend with hand mixer or emulsion blender, then set aside.
4. Beat the 3 eggs first, then add 1 3/4 cup brown sugar and 1 cup Crisco together.
5. Then mix in the 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 3 1/2 cups flour.
6. Divide the dough into two balls.
7. Roll each ball of dough on plastic wrap sprinkled with flour about 1/4” thick lengthwise.
8. Spread mixture fairly thin onto dough and roll up like a jellyroll lengthwise.
9. Chill in refrigerator overnight.
10. Slice ¼” thick, put on greased cookie sheet.
11. Leave second cookie roll in refrigerateor until ready to bake it.
12. Preheat oven to @350 degrees then bake for 15-18 min (can vary with different ovens).