Oatmeal Cookies, Date Filled

Ingredients

• 1 cup shortening
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sour milk
• 4 cups oatmeal
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon soda
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

Instructions

1. Cream shortening and sugar, add sour milk and oatmeal. Sift salt, soda, flour, and nutmeg. Add and mix well. Roll out on a floured board. Cut in rounds, put a teaspoon of filling on top, place another round over filling and press edges together. Bake in a moderate oven for 15 minutes at 350 degrees. Filling is on page 199.