Grandma's Unsweetened Rolled Oat Cookies

1. Combine flour, oats, and baking soda.
2. Cut ini shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
3. Add sufficient water to shape dough into a roll.
4. Wrap in waxed paper; refrigerate overnight.
5. Cut cookie dough into thin wafers (1/8 inch/3 mm). Place on cookie sheet.
6. Bakei in 325F(170C) oven for about 10 minutes.
7. To prepare filling, cook dates, water, and sugar on low heat for about 30 minutes; stir occasionally.
8. Stiri in vanilla.
9. Cool. When cookies and filling are cool, spread about 1tb(15ml) date filling between two cookies.
10. Makes 3 dozen filled cookies.