Instructions: Simmer dates, sugar and water for 5 mins. or until thick. stir in lemon juice and salt. Set aside. Preheat oven to 375F. Grease a cookie sheet. Mix sugar and shortening. Blend in eggs and milk. Sift together flours, baking soda and cinnamon. Add to sugar mixture, mixing well. If necessary add more flour to make dough stiff enough to roll out. Roll dough 1/8" thick on a floured surface and cut out cookies with a round cookie cutter. Place 1/2 of the cookie rounds on the cookie sheet and top each with a spoonful of filling. Add the top cookie round which has been decorated by four small knife slits at right angles to resemble windmill sails. Bake for 10 mins.

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