Ingredients

3 cups flour 1 cup butter

1 teaspoon baking powder 3 eggs

1 cup chopped walnuts 1 teaspoon vanilla

1 ½ cups chopped dates 1 teaspoon baking soda

1 ½ cups brown sugar ½ cup hot water

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 F. In a large bowl, in water. Gradually add flour mixture

Sift flour with baking powder. Stir in to butter mixture; stir until just

Walnuts and dates. Set aside. In a combined. Drop dough by rounded

Medium bowl, cream brown sugar teaspoons onto a greased cookie sheet.

With butter. Add eggs one at a time, Bake 8 minutes or until edges begin to

Beating well after each addition. Stir in brown. Makes 70 cookies.

Vanilla. Stir in baking soda dissolved