Volcanoes

Serves: 6

Jonathan Flatley

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

39

Spice

53

Sweetness

44

Sourness

40

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.6

Difficulty

Ingredients:

4 cups

All-Purpose Flour

2 tsps

Salt

1 tsp

Baking Soda

1 cup

Brown Sugar (packed)

1.5 cups

Butter

2

Eggs

1 cup

Molasse

2 cups

Rolled Oat

1 cup

Date (pitted and chopped)

1 cup

White Sugar

1 cup

Water

1 cup

Walnut (chopped)

Directions:

1

Blend flour, salt, and baking soda

2

Add brown sugar, margarine, eggs and molasses

3

Stir until smooth

4

Blend in oats

5

Roll dough out on floured board, about 1/8 inch thick

6

Cut with 2 1/2 inch round cutter

7

Place half of the rounds on an ungreased cookie sheet

8

To Make Filling: Stir until boiling: 1 cup cut-up pitted dates, 1/2 cup sugar, and 1/4 cup water

9

Mixture will be thick

10

Stir in 1/2 cup chopped nuts

11

Cool before using

12

Spread 1 teaspoon filling on center of each cookie

13

Cut a cross in the middle of the remaining rounds

14

Place over filling-topped rounds

15

Press down on the edges to seal

16

Bake 12-15 minutes at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)