Frieda's Chinese Chews

Frieda's Chinese Chews
from Ellen's kitchen

Chinese Chew

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 cup pitted dates, chopped finely
• 1 cups chopped walnuts
• 2 eggs, beaten until light

Combine:

Chinese Chew (before rolled)

• flour, baking powder, 1 cup sugar, and salt in small bowl.

Crack:

• eggs into bowl of mixer, and mix until light.  Add dates, nuts, and flour mixture.  Combine well.

Combine:

•  well and spread, with greased fingers, in thin sheet on greased baking pan (may not cover entire pan, which is fine.) 

Bake:

• at 400 for about 12 minutes, or until done (will be the consistency of cake and slightly brown).  

Remove:

• from oven at once and cut into 1" squares and roll into balls.  Rolls balls in remaining 1/2 cup sugar.

Makes:

• about 5 dozen cookies.