Date nut pinwheels

One thing that was constant in my childhood was really good food. Even when we had so very little it always tasted good. We know that foundation came from Grandma Bracken who raised and fed a large family mostly on her own. When my mom joined the Bracken Family she was welcomed into a family who loved food and as a result became a very very good cook. It became the foundation of my life.Many of my mom and grandma's recipes made it into the kitchens of some of the best hotels in Southern…

Buttery spiral cookies with date filling are a delicious treat.

Betty's Date Pinwheels for the Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap 2013.

As a little girl, I made these with my mother every Christmas. Now I make them every year with my daughters-in-law, daughters and grandchildren!—Sedonie Zeitler, Luxemburg, Wisconsin

These rolled cookies not only are delicious but are fun to look at too! With old-time flavors, these date and nut pinwheel cookies are the perfect refrigerator cookie for the holidays!

These rolled cookies not only are delicious but are fun to look at too! With old-time flavors, these date and nut pinwheel cookies are the perfect refrigerator cookie for the holidays!

Date-Nut Pinwheel Cookie - Galletta's Galley