Date Filled Cookies

Directions

1. 1
   Combine shortening, salt and vanilla.
2. 2
   Blend.
3. 3
   Add sugar and cream well.
4. 4
   Add beaten egg and mix thoroughly.
5. 5
   Sift flour and baking powder.
6. 6
   Add to the first, alternately with milk, blending well.
7. 7
   Chill dough.
8. 8
   Roll dough 1/8-inch thick on floured board. Cut into 3-inch cookie.
9. 9
   Place one cookie on ungreased cookie sheet.
10. 10
    Add 1 teaspoon of Date Filling (recipe to follow).
11. 11
    Cover with another cookie.
12. 12
    Press together with a fork.
13. 13
    Prick top of each cookie with a fork.
14. 14
    Bake at 375° for about 15 minutes.