Gran's Maple Date Cookies

Cookie Dough:

1 cup margarine
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. maple extract
3 cups flour
1 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp baking soda

Mix together until forms soft dough....

Roll into balls and then flatten with fingers to the size you want the cookies...Bake at 350f for 6 to 8 minutes or until browned. As you can see, I need new baking sheets...these are over 20 years old! lol

Filling:

2 cups chopped dates
1/4 cups brown sugar
1 cup water

Cook in saucepan and stir constantly until dates are nice and soft....Place spoonful of filling on one side of cookie and press another cookie on top, gently, until filling has spread in between the cookies.