Fruit-Filled Spritz

Title: Fruit-Filled Spritz

Categories: Cookies

Yield: 96 servings

1 c Butter

1/2 ts Almond extract

1 c Sugar

4 c Sifted flour

1/2 c Brown sugar; packed

1/2 ts Soda

3 Eggs

1/2 ts Salt

1/2 ts Vanilla

Fruit-nut-filling:

1/2 c Water

1/2 c Candied cherries; finely cho

1/2 c Sugar

1 1/2 c Cut dates

1/2 c Chopped nuts

1 ts Orange rind

Cream butter; add sugars gradually. Beat in eggs and extracts. Blend in

sifted dry ingredients; chill. Make FruitNut Filling: Combine water, sugar,

dates and orange rind. cook until thickened; stir; add cherries and nuts;

cool. Knead dough in hands until soft and pliable. Press dough through

cookie press onto ungreased cookie sheets. (Use the saw-toothed shaped

10 LONG AND 2 APART.

Spread filling down center of each strip. Use cookie press to cover filling

375 degrees about 12 minutes. Cut into 1-1/4 bars immediately. Makes about 8 dozen. Helen Jolly --