Contributed by Mom/Grandma Helen

Anita should be able to make these from memory. She did a 4H demonstration on making these! We had a pretty steady diet of these for a while. Then I lost the recipe. Just found it earlier this year and made them for Rae’s baby shower.

Cream together:

• 1 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup butter

Add to this:

• 1/2 cup nuts (optional)
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 cup chopped dates (if you don’t use nuts, add 1/2 cup more dates)
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp vanilla

Bake at 350 degrees about 30 minutes. Cut and roll in powdered sugar while warm.