Pinwheel date cookies

Back in August when I was visiting relatives down in Florida I asked my 91 year old Aunt Hilda if she had any old recipes she would be willing to pass on to me, specifically, cookie or cake recipes! She disappeared into the kitchen for a few minutes and came out with a few" oldies but goodies!" She is the only remaining relative from that generation on both sides and if anyone would have any old family recipes left, it would be her! Growing up we would always spend Christmas with my Aunt and…

This is a great recipe for a delicious cookie to serve at the end of any meal. The dates have such a wonderful flavor.—Ms. Lee B. Roberts, Racine, Wisconsin

Old-fashioned Date and Nut Pinwheel cookies are made with a basic cookie dough and a magical swirl of date filling. A great Christmas cookie!

Grandma's Old-Fashioned Date Pinwheels Icebox Cookies def stand the test of time! Slightly crispy and chewy with the perfect amount of spice!

Betty's Date Pinwheels for the Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap 2013.

One thing that was constant in my childhood was really good food. Even when we had so very little it always tasted good. We know that foundation came from Grandma Bracken who raised and fed a large family mostly on her own. When my mom joined the Bracken Family she was welcomed into a family who loved food and as a result became a very very good cook. It became the foundation of my life.Many of my mom and grandma's recipes made it into the kitchens of some of the best hotels in Southern…

Buttery spiral cookies with date filling are a delicious treat.

A butter and cream cheese dough is rolled with cinnamon and sugar to make the most delicious cinnamon sugar pinwheel cookies! Add these to your cookie tins this Christmas for a nut free, chocolate free cookie!

My grandmother always made these cookies for the holidays. The recipe has been passed down through generations to me, and now from me to you. — Robert Logan, Clayton, California

These rolled cookies not only are delicious but are fun to look at too! With old-time flavors, these date and nut pinwheel cookies are the perfect refrigerator cookie for the holidays!