Date Pinwheel Cookies

2 cups dates (1 pound)
1 cup white sugar
1 cup water
1 cup chopped nuts
1 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups brown sugar (firmly packed)
3 eggs beaten
4 cups of sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder

Filling: Put first 3 ingredients in a saucepan and cook over medium heat
until thick. Add nuts and cool. Pastry: Mix remaining ingredients to
form a dough. Roll out to about 1/8th thickness into a large rectangle.
Spread with date mixture. Roll from long end into a log and refrigerate
for several hours. Using a very sharp knife slice into 1/2 inch cookies.
Bake at 400 F for 10 minutes or until lightly browned.

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