Date Pinwheel Cookies
["1/2 lb. dates (1 box)", "1/2 c. sugar", "1/2 c. water", "1/2 c. nuts", "1 c. white sugar", "1 c. brown sugar", "1 c. shortening", "3 eggs", "1 tsp. soda", "dash of salt", "4 c. flour"]
["Combine dates, 1/2 cup sugar, water and nuts.", "Cook and stir approximately 5 minutes.", "(You may want to add a little more water.)", "Let cool.", "In a large mixing bowl mix sugars, shortening, eggs, soda, salt and flour to make dough.", "Roll dough out on a floured board.", "Spread date mixture onto rolled dough.", "Then roll into 2 rolls and put in refrigerator to chill.", "Cut cookies off to bake.", "Place cookies on a greased cookie sheet.", "Bake at 350\u00b0 for 10 minutes or until brown."]
["dates", "sugar", "water", "nuts", "white sugar", "brown sugar", "shortening", "eggs", "soda", "salt", "flour"]