Date Cookies

Date cookies with pecans are easy to make for holidays, or any time you want a soft, not-too-sweet, cinnamon-spiced treat!

Why You Should Try This Recipe:

- Same flavors as traditional Middle Eastern date-filled cookies (maamoul), but even easier to make for religious holidays - Perfect amount of sweetness without being overpowering

Key Ingredients:

flour - dates - pecans - butter  sugar - brown sugar - egg  cinnamon - baking soda   vanilla

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Let's make it!

This drop cookie recipe is so simple to make.

1

Preheat the oven to 350°F/180°C (160°C Fan oven), and line two half size sheet pans with parchment paper or Silpat silicone mat.

2

In a bowl, combine the dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon), and set aside.

3

In a separate bowl, using a hand mixer (or a stand mixer), cream butter with sugars until smooth and creamy.

4

Add the egg, and vanilla extract and beat again for 1 minute. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, and mix again on LOW speed until combined.

5

Fold in the chopped dates and pecans with a spatula.

6

Using a medium cookie scoop (1.5 tablespoon size), scoop out cookie balls onto the cookie sheet 1.5 inches apart.

7

Bake in a preheated oven for 10 minutes until the bottom of the cookie is lightly browned. Allow to cool completely on the cookie sheets.

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