Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
1 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 dash salt
1 cup flour
1 cup dates, unsugared, chopped
1 cup coconut, shredded
1 cup walnuts or 1 cup pecans
Directions:
Cream butter, egg and vanilla until mixed and fluffy.
Beat in dry ingredients gradually mixing well after each addition.
Mix in dates, coconut and 1/2 cup of the nuts.
Form dough into two 1-1/2 inch logs.
roll logs into remaining nuts (1/4 cup each).
Wrap in waxed paper and chill (or freeze) until firm enough to slice.
Preheat oven to 350F.
Slice cookies 1/4-inch thick and place on a nonstick cookie sheet.
bake 10-12 minutes until light golden brown.
cool on wire racks.
2 cookies = 1 fat, 1/2 fruit, 1/4 bread, 95 calories.
Servings: Serve
Time preparation: 5 min.
Time total: 15 min.