Our version of Louisa Shafia’s Date and Walnut Filled Cookies uses Louisa’s filling recipe as is but modifies the method of producing the cookies to speed up the process by making it a thumbprint style cookie instead of a stuffed cookie. In addition, we added the Middle Eastern flavors of rose water and orange blossom water to the dough to complement the cardamom and bring out the orange from the filling. This recipe will double easily but we found that the filling, when doubled, was far more than we needed. However, it could easily be eaten by the spoonful or used in another filled cookie like a hamantaschen.