Oatmeal Date Sandwich Cookies

These cookies are a MUST try! They've got COCONUT in them! Who can resist that? Even if you don't like dates, you'll LOVE these cookies!

Ingredients:

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup butter
2 eggs
2 cups flour
1 1/4 cup oatmeal
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup coconut

Cream together the butter and sugars.
Add the eggs and combine well.
Add all the dry ingredients and mix until combined.
Chill in the refrigerator an hour. (make the date filling while the dough chills)
Roll into small balls and flatten with a glass by about half the thickness.
Bake at 350 F for 10 minutes or until lightly browned.

Date Filling:

Buy a 1 pound package of dates. .the kind that is a rectangular block. They will be found by the raisins in the grocery store.
Chop them up and put them in a small saucepan.
Add 1/2 cup water and bring to a simmer.
Stir occasionally and simmer until the consistency of thick jam.
Let cool.
To sandwich the cookies put a small spoonful of date filling on the underside of one cookie and sandwich with the underside of another cookie. Freeze in a container.