Orange Date Pinwheel Cookies

Name: Orange Date Pinwheel Cookies
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 48
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 0 teaspoons baking soda; 237 milliliters brown sugar; 177 milliliters butter, softened; 355 milliliters chopped pitted dates; 2 eggs; 828 milliliters all-purpose flour; 177 milliliters orange juice; 2 teaspoons orange zest; 158 milliliters chopped pecans; 1 teaspoons salt; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 177 milliliters water; 118 milliliters white sugar

Orange Date Pinwheel Cookies is a vegetarian recipe with 48 servings. This dessert has 111 calories, 1g of protein, and 4g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of water, dates, salt, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a medium saucepan, over medium heat, combine the dates, 1/4 cup sugar, a pinch of salt and orange juice. Cook, stirring frequently until the dates have softened.

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Orange Juice

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Salt

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Sauce Pan

Remove from heat and stir in 1 teaspoon orange zest and pecans. When mixture has cooled, process in a food processor or blender until pecans are finely ground. Set aside.

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Orange Zest

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Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and 3/4 teaspoon salt; set aside. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, 1/2 cup white sugar and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time then stir in the vanilla and 2 teaspoons orange zest. Gradually mix in the dry ingredients to form a smooth dough. Divide dough into thirds, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate until firm.

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Baking Soda

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Vanilla

Butter

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Dough

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Egg

Salt

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Roll each third of the dough out into a rectangle 1/4 inch in thickness.

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Dough

Roll

Spread 1/3 of the filling over each rectangle leaving a 1 inch strip of dough uncovered on one of the long sides. Starting at the edge opposite of the uncovered strip, roll the dough up jellyroll style and press lightly to seal. Wrap the rolls in waxed paper and refrigerate until firm.

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. slice chilled rolls of dough into coins about 1/4 inch thick.

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Dough

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Oven

Place slices 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.

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Baking Sheet

Bake for 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly golden. Allow cookies to cool for a few minutes on the cookie sheets before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

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