Date cookies

Again, a family tradition from my friend Donna. Granted, I have not made them yet, but have eaten them once. They are really delicious. Donna, you truely are the greatest.

Dough
400 gr Margarine (4 sticks Margarine)
1/2 c oil
1 kg flour
2 tbs Sugar
4 tsp baking powder
1 cup water

Filling
2 tubs date spread
Cinamon
Sugar

Powdered Sugar

Preheat oven to 180°C.
Mix all dough ingredients together. Cut the dough into 4 and roll each out to a square (not too thin, but not too thick). 
Spread 1/2 a tub of date spread onto each dough square. Sprinkle with cinamon and sugar. Roll up and cut into about 2 cm cookies, however, cut only half way through.

Bake about 15 minutes. Let the cookies cool slightly and cut them through completely.

Tip: Date spread is basically pureed dates. You get it in this country just about in every mini-market or corner shop (as they call it in the UK). You can make it yourself by destoning dates and cooking them in a little bit of water. Puree it and hey presto, you have date spread.