Categories: Cookies 
      Yield: 36 servings 
  
      1 c  Shortening 
      1 c  Brown sugar 
    1/2 c  Milk 
      2 c  Oatmeal 
  1 1/2 c  Flour 
      3 ts Baking powder 
    1/2 ts Salt 
  
  Cream shortening and sugar add milk and then oatmeal. Add dry ingredients 
  and mix well. Dough should be soft. Chill. Roll out and cut with cookie 
  cutter. Bake in 375 oven till browned about 12 min. When cool put to-gether 
  with date filling. FILLING: 1/2 lb dates, 2/3 water, 1/2 cup of brown 
  sugar, 1 tsp. lemon juice. Cook until thick and cool before using.