Recipe ingredients:

* 3/4 cup brown sugar
* 3/4 cup shortening
* 1/2 cup molasses
* 2 teaspoons vanilla
* 1/3 cup hot water
* 2 teaspoon baking soda
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 4 cups pastry flour
* Filling:
o 1/2 cup water
o 1 cup sugar
o 1 package dates
o 1 teaspoon lemon extract

Recipe method:

* Cream the sugar and shortening together then add molasses and vanilla.
* Dissolve the soda in hot water and add alternately with flour and salt.
* Roll thin. Cut with cookie cutter and spread filling on one cookie and put another cookie on top then press edges together.
* Bake in a moderate oven 375 degrees F till cookies look golden brown.
* Filling: mix the water, sugar, dates and lemon extract and cook over low heat until thick and cool.

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