Old-fashioned Date Pinwheels | Date Pinwheel Cookies

These are old fashioned date pinwheel cookies. Came from grandma and they are a special icebox cookie to make at Christmastime, but they were my grandma's favorite so we had them all the time.

8 oz pitted dates, chopped
1 C water
1/4 C sugar
2 tsp lemon juice

DOUGH
1 C butter, softened
2 C brown sugar
2 eggs
3 1/2 C flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking soda

In a saucepan combine dates, water, sugar, and lemon juice. Bring date mixture to a boil and simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar and eggs. add dry ingredients and mix together. Divide dough into 3 equal parts and wrap each on in plastic wrap and chill until easy to handle.
Between sheets of parchment or wax paper roll each portion into a rectangle ( about 9x12) Spread 1/3 of date mixture over dough. Starting with the 12 inch side, lift edge of waxed paper. Peel off as dough is rolled, jelly roll fashion. Repeat with remaining portion and filling. Wrap rolls in parchment or waxed paper and refrigerate over night.
Preheat oven to 350°. Cut each roll into 1/4" slices and place about 1" apart on cookie sheet, Bake for 10-12 minutes- cool on racks.

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