My Aunt Janes Date Cookies Recipes

MY AUNT JANE'S DATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Filling:.
• Break up dates, cover with water, add 2 tespoons of lemon juice. Boil for 2 minutes. Add dates to cookie, fold cookie in half. Press edge with fork.
• Cream butter and sugar together well.
• Slowly mix in milk.
• Use a wooden spoon Mix all Dry ingredients together.
• Now slowly add to wet batter.
• Mix well.
• Roll out the dough to about 1/8 inch thick.
• Cut into 3 inch diameter round, the top of the large mayonnaise jar works well.
• Put on each round circle 1 tablespoon of dates, or how much you like.
• Bake on ungreased bake sheet.
• Bake at 350 for 8 - 10 minutes.

AUNT JEANNES SUGAR COOKIES RECIPE - (4.4/5)

Steps:

• Preheat Oven to 375 Bake approx. 10-12 min. (Watch first batch and Adjust as needed.) Cream Sugar,Shortening,Vanilla & Eggs Add Baking Soda,Salt and Sour milk (if you retain some milk to add during flour it mixes better. Then Slowly add Flour mixing constantly with Power Mixer. Spray cookie sheet with Wilton pan spray (it is the Best) spoon onto cookie sheet, add sugar sprinkles to decorate. And enjoy with milk, coffee, etc.

AUNT JANE'S CHICKEN & RICE

Steps:

• Mix soups. Add milk. Stir until blended.
• Pour 1/2 of soup "gravy" into greased 13x9x2 greased casserole dish. Place rice over soup mixture. Cover rice with remaining soup gravy. Place chicken on top. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and paprika. Pour melted butter over top of casserole.
• Bake at 325 for two hours.

AUNT MAMIE'S

Steps:

• Beat together cream cheese and margarine until well blended. Add flour, mixing well. Shape into a ball, cover and chill for 2 hours.
• In saucepan over medium heat, cook sugar and milk, stirring occasionally until milk boils and sugar is dissolved. Add the ground nuts. Remove from heat and let cool until mixture is of spreading consistency.
• Roll out chilled dough on lightly floured surface to a rectangle about 18 X 12 inches. Cut in half lengthwise. Spread each piece with milk/nut filling and roll up like a jelly-roll, starting from the long side.
• Cut each roll in half. Place seam side down on ungreased cookie sheets (two on a baking sheet). Leaving roll's shape intact, cut into slices 1/2 inch thick almost to the bottom of the roll.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 15 to 20 minutes or till done. Remove from sheet and sprinkle with confectioners' sugar. Cool on racks. Cut cookies all the way through. Refrigerate or freeze. Re-sprinkle with confectioners' sugar before serving.
• Variations: A) In place of milk/sugar/nut filling, spread with ground filberts and red raspberry preserves. B) Before rolling, sprinkle chopped chocolate chips over milk/sugar/nuts filling.