Trilby Cookie Recipe

Posted by Grandma Jeanne on December 2, 2005

This old recipe for trilby cookies (oatmeal date cookies) is from a notebook my Grandma Ida (born in 1906) kept of her favorite recipes. The top of the recipe has the name Susan who I believe was a friend of my grandmothers. This old recipe is probably from the 1930s or 1940s.

1 cup brown sugar
1 cup fat
1/2 cup sour milk
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups oatmeal
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon soda

Filling:
1 pound dates

Mix 1 tablespoon flour with 1 cup sugar.

Add to dates and pour on the above 1 cup boiling water. Cook until thick.