Date-Filled Roll-Ups

Name: Date-Filled Roll-Ups
Yield: Makes about 40 cookies
Ingredients: 1 3/4 cups (7 ounces; 198 grams), walnuts or pecans, chopped fine; 9 ounces (255 grams) pitted, dates, chopped fine (1 1/2 cups); 1 cup, water; 1/2 cup (3 1/2 ounces; 99 grams), granulated sugar; 3 1/2 cups (17 1/2 ounces; 496 grams), all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon, baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon, salt; 1 cup packed (7 ounces; 198 grams), brown sugar; 1 cup (7 ounces; 198 grams), granulated sugar; 12 tablespoons, unsalted butter, softened; 3 , large eggs; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract

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Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2013

Desserts or Baked Goods

Holiday

Equal parts brown and granulated sugar make a moist dough with subtle, caramel-y flavor, and sweet dried dates soften during a quick simmer on the stovetop.

SERVESMakes about 40 cookies

TIME1¾ hours, plus 1 hour cooling and 3 hours chilling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Much like the familiar, fig-filled confections from the grocery store, our homemade version pairs a soft, cakelike cookie with a swirl of sticky, nut-studded fruit filling. Equal parts brown and granulated sugar make a moist dough with subt...

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