Cranberry Date Filled Cookies

Name: Cranberry Date Filled Cookies
Prep time: 1 h
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: 30 cookies
Ingredients: Cookie; 1 1/4 cupss firmly packed brown sugar; 1 cup Land O Lakes® Butter softened; 2 large Land O Lakes® Eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; Filling; 3/4 cup sweetened dried cranberries; 3/4 cup orange juice; 1/2 cup sugar; 1 (8-ounce) package chopped dates; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts

Cranberry cookies that taste like small fruit-filled pies with a rich, brown sugar pastry.

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Ingredients

1 ¹/₄ cupss firmly packed brown sugar

1 cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened

2 large Land O Lakes® Eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

3 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

Filling

³/₄ cup sweetened dried cranberries

³/₄ cup orange juice

¹/₂ cup sugar

1 (8-ounce) package chopped dates

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

¹/₄ cup finely chopped walnuts

How to make

STEP 1

Combine brown sugar and butter in bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until well mixed. Add eggs and vanilla; continue beating until well mixed. Add flour and baking soda; beat at low speed until well mixed.
STEP 2

Divide dough in half. Shape each half into a ball; flatten slightly. Wrap each in plastic food wrap; refrigerate 1 hour or until firm.
STEP 3

Combine all filling ingredients except walnuts in 2-quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, 3-6 minutes or until mixture comes to a boil. Continue boiling, stirring occasionally, 6-8 minutes or until thickened. Stir in walnuts. Cover; refrigerate until ready to fill cookies.
STEP 4

Heat oven to 350°F.
STEP 5

Roll out dough on lightly floured surface, one-half at a time (keeping remaining dough refrigerated), to 1/8-inch thickness.
STEP 6

Cut 15 circles with 2-inch round cookie cutter. Place 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Top each round with 2 teaspoons filling, spreading nearly to edges.
STEP 7

Cut 15 circles with 2 1/4-inch round cookie cutter from remaining rolled dough. Make small cut-out with very small cookie cutter in tops of larger circles. Place on top of filling; press edges together with fork.
STEP 8

Bake 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool completely.