Name: Grandmother's Christmas Cookies
Yield: 6 to 8 dozen cookies
Cuisine: Cookies and Bars
Ingredients: 6 cups flour; 2 cakes yeast (or 2 packages); 1 pound butter, softened; 3 whole eggs and 3 yolks; 1/2 pint sour cream; 12 ounces finely chopped dates; 1 cup finely chopped pecans; 3 egg whites

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This recipe was brought from Poland to the United States by my husband’s grandmother. She made these cookies every Christmas, mixing the batter by hand, I use a mixer.

Cookie dough:

Ingredients

6 cups flour

2 cakes yeast (or 2 packages)

1 pound butter, softened

3 whole eggs and 3 yolks

1/2 pint sour cream

Instructions

Mix flour, yeast, and butter thoroughly about 3 minutes on low speed. Add 3 whole eggs plus 3 yolks (reserve the remaining 3 whites for the filling) and sour cream. Mix on low to medium speed 20 minutes (do not underbeat). Place dough in a greased bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate overnight.

Working with a small amount of dough at a time, roll out dough on a board or counter that has been liberally sprinkled with granulated sugar. Roll out very thin (dough will be satiny and easy to handle). Cut into triangles or squares about 2 inches on a side.

Filling:

Ingredients

12 ounces finely chopped dates

1 cup finely chopped pecans

3 egg whites

Instructions

Prepare filling: Mix dates and nuts with lightly beaten egg whites. Then place a small dab of nut mixture in the center of each piece. Roll up squares on the diagonal; roll up triangles from the longest side to the tip. Place on ungreased cookie sheets and bake at 350º 8 to 10 minutes, until slightly browned. Cool on racks. Cookies may be kept in a tightly covered container for about a week or may be frozen, well wrapped, for at least a month.