Putting this here so that the recipe for one of my dad’s favorite Christmas cookies doesn’t get lost. I remember chopping the dates (no packages of chopped dates when I was little!) and the nuts for these as one of the first things I did to help Mom with her Christmas baking.
Ingredients: [‘flour’, ‘granulated sugar’, ‘baking powder’, ‘salt’, ‘corn oil’, ‘eggs’, ‘vanilla’, ‘dates’, ‘walnuts’, ‘confectioners%27 sugar’]
Quantity of Ingredients: [“3/4 cup flour, sifted “,”1 cup granulated sugar”,”1/4 teaspoon baking powder”,”1/4 teaspoon salt”,”1/2 cup corn oil”,”2 large eggs”,”1/2 teaspoon vanilla”,”1 (8 ounce) package chopped dates”,”1 cup chopped walnuts”,”2 tablespoons confectionersu0027 sugar, for dusting “]
Number of Servings: 1
Steps: [‘Preheat oven to 350.’, ‘Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add remaining ingredients in order listed, mixing well after each addition. Pour into greased 9×5 pan.’, ‘Bake for 35-40 minutes, until golden brown. Remove from oven and allow to cool slightly before dusting with confectioners sugar. Cool completely before cutting and removing from pan.’]