1 c. brown sugar
1 c. shortening
2 eggs
2 c. flour
2 c. oatmeal
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder

FILLING:

1 c. sugar
1 c. water
1 lb. dates, chopped
A little lemon juice

Combine all ingredients for cookies. Cook date filling and let cool a little. Roll out dough on floured board. With donut cutter roll out half of the dough with the hole of cutter out and other half with hole in. Put cookies on cookie sheet. Put the cookie without the hole on sheet, put teaspoon of filling on top of base of cookie top with cookie with the hole out so filling shows through hole. Bake in 350 degree oven until lightly browned, 10 minutes.

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