Unbaked Date Walnut Squares

Next up I stayed in the Company-Best section of the cookbook with Unbaked Date Walnut Squares from p. 135. These were somewhat messy but tasty bars with a graham cracker crust and gooey date filling. These were a type of bar with a crust, filling and crumbly topping. Super simple to make. They don’t require…

Angel Sandwiches

Next were some Teatime Cookies: Angel Sandwiches from p113 in The Cooky Book. (Actually, I was supposed to do these a couple weeks ago, but I had missed the “Sweetened Whipped Cream Topping” as an ingredient when I made the grocery list. So, I didn’t have the whipping cream on hand to make these.) These…

Date-Oatmeal Cookies

I stayed in the “Cooky Primer” this time with “Date-Oatmeal Cookies” on p. 25. These were a “molded” cookie — which means they were rolled out and pressed down — with bits of dates and nuts. Another basic recipe, but with a few more ingredients than previous creations — brown sugar, butter, flour, salt, baking…

Montego Bay Squares

The random number generator has me staying in the “Family Favorites” for one more recipe. This time, the Montego Bay Squares on p. 73. These are a layered bar with a date-and-chocolate layer sandwiched between two brown-sugar-oats-and-nut layers. First up was making the date and chocolate filling. The dates and baking chocolate were heated on…

Filled Oatmeal Cookies

The random number generator’s next pick was the Filled Oatmeal Cookies on page 80. This recipe requires not only a cookie dough but also a filling. The recipe offers up either a pumpkin or date filling. I am not a fan of pumpkin, so I chose the date filling. First up was to make the…