California Coconut Date Cookies Amish Recipes

Using a mixer, cream butter. Add 1/2 cup brown sugar and mix until smooth. Gradually add 1¼ cups flour to form a smooth stiff dough. Place in an ungreased 13" x 9" x 2" oblong pan. Spread with fingers so it lines the pan evenly. Bake in preheated 350° oven for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile in another bowl, beat eggs slightly. add the remaining ingredients in the order given. Mix after each addition. Spoon on top of mixture in pan; spread evenly. Return to oven for an additional 15 minutes or until edges become brown. Remove from oven and allow to cool. Cut cookie dough in half crosswise. Lift each half with a spatula and place on a cutting board. Cut into 2 inch squares. Store in an airtight container.

Yield: 2 - 2½ dozen.

1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1¼ cups all-purpose flour
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1 can (3½ oz.) shredded coconut
2/3 cup chopped dates
1/2 cup chopped blanched almonds or other kind of nut
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2/3 cup light brown sugar.

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