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Filled molasses cookies

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Ingredients:
COOKIES
3/4 cupBrown Sugar
3/4 cupShortening
1/2 cupMolasses
1/3 cupHot Water
2 tspBaking Soda
2 tspVanilla
1 tspSalt
4 cupPastry Flour
FILLING
1/2 cupWater
1 cupSugar
1 packDates
1 tspLemon Extract
Procedures:
1Cookies: cream sugar and shortening, add molasses and vanilla.
2Dissolve soda in hot water and add alternately with flour and salt.
3Roll thin.
4Cut with cookie cutter and spread filling on one cookie and put another cookie on top and press edges to-gether.
5Bake in a moderate oven (350 - 375).
6Filling: cook until thick and cool.
7Note: can be frozen.