Date nut cookies

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       Title: Date Nut Cookies
  Categories: Cookies
       Yield: 24 servings
  
       1 c  Shortening
       2 c  Brown sugar
       2    Eggs
            To above mix
     1/2 c  Water
       1 ts Vanilla
            = in another bowl mix:
   3 1/2 c  Flour
       1 ts Salt
       1 ts Baking soda
     1/8 ts Cinnamon
            Mix well:
            Then combine bowls.
            Filling- cook until thick
            Stir constantly
       2 c  Dates; chopped
     3/4 c  Sugar
     3/4 c  Water
            When thick add:
       1 c  Pecans; chopped
  
   Recipe by: Margret Harrington
      Drop 1 teaspoon dough, add 1/2 teaspoon filling and 1/2 teaspoon dough
   on top. Bake at 375
  
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