How 'bout a date?

I remember these being on-hand anytime we went to Grandma's house. She had a ribbed clear glass plate with concentric painted circles that she used as a cookie plate when time came for a snack. I have the plate now in my cupboard; maybe I should fill it up!

Filled Cookies

1 cup crisco
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
- Cream; add 1 egg, salt, vanilla and 3 tbls. milk
Then add 3 cups flor, 1/2 tsp. soda. Chill one hour.
Roll out 1/8 in. thick. Make hole in top cookie to make sandwich style. Bake 375 oven in ungreased pan, 5 to 10 min.
Date Filling
Boil for 5 min. 2 cups chopped dates, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup water.
Add salt and lemon.
Put between cookie, before baking.

Grandma noted "Eleanor" as the source. A later recipe cites "Eleanor C" and I know it's one of my Mom's recipes, so I think that just plain "Eleanor" must be Grandma's friend Eleanor K. Mom never made these cookies, so far as I know; another indication that the recipe probably came from somebody else.