Date Cookies recipe

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Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 ⅓ cups white sugar
3 eggs
3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
2 teaspoons water
1 ½ cups chopped pitted dates
1 cup chopped pecans

Nutrition Info

156.1 calories
carbohydrate: 20.4 g
cholesterol: 29.1 mg
fat: 7.8 g
fiber: 1.1 g
protein: 2.1 g
saturatedFat: 3.6 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 77.5 mg
sugar: 11.5 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and cloves, gradually stir into the creamed mixture. Combine the water and dates, stir into the dough along with the chopped pecans. Cover and chill for 1 hour.

  2. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheet.

  3. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Recipe Yield

6 dozen

Recipe Note

Spicy cookies with chewy dates. The dates sweeten these cookies without going overboard.

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