Ice Box Cookies

Its Christmas time and my grandmother is already cooking all the goodies for this year's Christmas party! One of my favorite cookies that she makes for Christmas is a type of pin wheel cookie and she refers to them as Ice Box Cookies. And they are soooo good. 

So, here's the recipe:

2 cups brown sugar

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup shortening

3 eggs

4 cups flour (probably more if you are cooking at hight altitude)

2 tsp Cinnamon

2 tsp salt

1 tsp Baking Soda

Filling:

1 package dates

1 cup chopped nuts

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup water

Directions:

Cream shortening, butter and sugar. Add eggs. Mix well. Sift in dry ingredients.  Divide the dough in half. Roll each half to about an inch thick. And spread the filling. (Now here's the tricky part about following a grandmother's directions. They are ALWAYS incomplete. I believe that for the filling you actually need to cook up the ingredients in a pot until they are soft and yummy). Refrigerate overnight.

The next day, using a sharp knife, slice cookie roll into thin slices. Bake at 375.

Yum. They should be soft and chewy and completely delectable.