Recipe

Blind Dates Recipe

	Busmamawilliams / All my dishes 1 year, 5 months ago The recipe for these is from a 1959 Farm Journal's Country Cookbook. I make them often, especially around the Thanksqiving/X-mas holidays. Prep:25m Cook:12m Servings:24	Busmamawill
	cream cheese dates vanilla easy

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Ingredients

1 ( 3 ounce ) package cream cheese; room temperature

1 cup sifted, white flour

1/8 teasp. salt

1/2 cup butter; chilled

1/2 teasp. vanilla

2 Tablesps. confectioner's sugar

24 pitted dated

24 walnuts; quartered

Directions

1) Stuff each of the pitted dates with 1 of the walnut quarters. Set aside.

2) Combine first 6 ingredients, Mix well & divide dough into 4 balls. Cover balls with plastic wrap & put in fridge to chill for 2 hours.

3). Working with 1 ball of dough at a time, roll each ball to 1/8 inch thickness on a board dusted with confectioner's sugar. Cut rolled-out dough into rounds with a 2 and 1/2 inch cookie cutter. Place one walnut-stuffed date in center of each round. Fold edges over & pinch ends to points.

4) Place 1 inch apart on lightly greased cookie sheet; seam side down. Bake at 350 degrees F., for 10 to 12 minutes. Sprinkle with confectioner's sugar & cool on racks.

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Comments

pat2me 1 year, 5 months ago said:
Love the name! My Grandmother used to make a date roll around the holidays.

This sounds really yummy! Thanks!

borinda 1 year, 5 months ago said:
What a pretty and lovely idea. I'm printing this for next time I want to prepare a platter of cookies. I like to do a few recipes and arrange them and these will be a super addition.
Thanks!!

jett2whit 1 year, 5 months ago said:
I think of Andy Griffith when it comes to blind dates....What's she look like?!!... She's real nice!!! These are real nice!!

lunasea 1 year, 5 months ago said:
I love these - thanks so much! :) Vickie

tazoncaffeine 1 year, 5 months ago said:
This one looks so familiar and oh so yummy. Is it jewish? I had alot of expert jewish cooks around me as a child, most of what I ate back then I vaguely remember because I was so drugged out on the great food.LOL (dude, is that a kreplach on your head?)

fuzzy 1 year, 5 months ago said:
This is special..

magali777 1 year, 5 months ago said:
Sounds great!

shine 1 year, 5 months ago said:

I just loved dates, and what a lovely surprise to have in the midst of a cookie! Thank you very much for posting this.
Take care,
Ray

shine 1 year, 5 months ago said:

just couldn't get enough the first time ;-)... had to come back for another look
Ray

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