Refrigerator cookies

== Description ==
=== Ingredients ===
* 1/2 cup butter or margarine
* 1 egg
* 2 tsp vanilla
* 1 tsp baking powder
* ds salt
* 1 cup flour
* 1 cup dates, unsugared, chopped
* 1 cup coconut, shredded
* 1 cup walnuts or pecans
== Directions ==
cream butter, egg and vanilla until mixed and fluffy. Beat in dry ingredients gradually mixing well after each addition. Mix in dates, coconut and 1/ c of the nuts. Form dough into two 1-½ inch logs. Roll logs into remaining nuts (¼ c each). Wrap in waxed paper and chill (or freeze) until firm enough to slice. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Slice cookies ¼ inch thick and place on a nonstick cookie sheet. Bake 10–12 minutes until light golden brown. Cool on wire racks. 2 cookies = 1 fat, ½ fruit, ¼ brd, 95 calories. Carbs = 11.5, pro = 1, f = 5 approved by the diabetes assoc
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== See also ==
Category:Coconut Recipes
Category:Dates Recipes
Category:Pecan Recipes
Category:Walnut Recipes