Soft & Chewy Date Cookies
Soft, chewy and delicious, these cookies are simply the BEST. The perfect combination of sweet and nutty flavor. Since it is a drop cookie, it is so easy to make.
Servings 30 cookies
Ingredients
- 3 cups Flour
- 1 cup Butter (room temperature)
- 3/4 cup brown sugar (packed)
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 3 Eggs (room temperature)
- 1 1/2 cups Dates (chopped) dredge in flour
- 1 tbsp flour for dredging the dates
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 3/4 cup Walnut
- 3/4 cup Pecan (optional)
Instructions
- Combine your flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside
- Using your stand mixer or hand mixer, cream your butter, then add brown sugar and white sugar. Mix until light & fluffy.
- Add eggs to the butter and sugar mixture, beat until smooth and well combined
- Gradually add your flour mixture, 1 cup at a time.
- Fold in your dates and walnuts, mix until it forms into a dough.
- Chill your dough at least 2 hours or overnight.
- Pre- heat your oven to 350 degrees F or 176 degrees C
- Line your baking sheet with parchment paper or silicon baking mat
- Scoop your cookie dough and drop it 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 20 to 22 minutes in the center rack of your oven.
- Cool completely. Enjoy!!
Notes
Freezing the dough is BEST. What you need is just to pre-scoop the dough then place it in a freezer bag or an airtight container.
When its time to bake, place the frozen cookie dough balls 2 inch apart on the lined cookie sheets. Bake 2 minutes longer than the recipe calls for.
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