1/2 c. butter
1/2 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. granulated sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 c. sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
One recipe date filling

Thoroughly cream together butter and sugars. Add egg and vanilla; beat well. Sift together dry ingredients and stir into creamed mixture. Chill and divide dough in half.

On lightly floured surface, roll one part in 12x8 inch rectangle about 1/4-inch thick. Spread half of Date Filling over dough. Begin at long edge; roll like jelly roll. Repeat with remaining dough.

Wrap rolls in wax paper. Chill several hours. Slice 1/4 inch thick. Bake on greased cookie sheet at 400 degrees about 8 minutes. Makes 5 dozen.

DATE FILLING:

1 lb. dates
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. water

Boil until thick. Cool and spread over rolled out dough (using 1/2 of mixture on each 1/2 of dough as per recipe).