Oatmeal Date Cookies Recipes

SOFT & CHEWY OATMEAL DATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300ºF.
• In a medium bowl, combine flour, soda, salt and oats. Mix with a wire whisk and set aside.
• In an electric mixer bowl, combine sugars and mix to combine. Add in butter and blend until a creamy, grainy paste.
• Scrape down sides of bowl then add honey, vanilla and eggs. Mix at medium speed until light and fluffy.
• Add the flour mixture, dates and pecans and blend at low speed until just combined. Don't overmix!
• Drop by rounded tablespoons onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 18-22 minutes or until cookies are light golden brown. Immediately transfer cookies with a spatula to a cooling rack. Eat and enjoy!

DATE FILLED OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, or stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, beat butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add in eggs and vanilla and beat until well combined.
• In a small mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt, stirring well to combine.
• Gradually add flour mixture to butter/sugar mixture and beat on low speed just until combined.
• and blend on low speed just until combined. The mixture will be thick. Scrape down the sides well with a spatula and stir to combine.
• Using a heaping tablespoon, shape and roll dough into balls, then press down to flatten. Cookies should be about 2 and 1/2 to 3 inches in diameter.
• Place on ungreased or parchment paper lined baking sheet.
• Cookies will still be slightly soft in the middle.
• Cool on baking sheet for two minutes, then transfer to wire rack and cool.
• Combine 2 cups of chopped dates, 1 cup water and 1/2 cup of granulated sugar together in a small saucepan.
• Bring to boil, reduce heat to low and cook for about 5 to 7 minutes, stirring often. Mixture will be thick and smooth. Cool.
• Turn one of the cookies upside down with the flat side facing up. Spread a layer of the date filling to cover the entire cookie. Place a second cookie over the date filling with the flat side towards the date filling, creating a sandwich cookie. Press very lightly down on the cookies.

OATMEAL DATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and grease cookie sheets.
• In separate bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together shortening and both sugars until light and fluffy, using electric mixer at medium speed.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Blend in vanilla.
• Gradually add dry ingredients to creamed mixture, mixing well with spoon.
• Stir in oats, dates and walnuts.
• Drop dough by teaspoonfuls, about 2 inches apart, on cookie sheet.
• Bake for 8 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from cookie sheets to cool on racks.

DATE OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Cream together the butter, sucanat, and eggs.
• In a different bowl combine the flour through all spice.
• Add the flour to the butter mixture alternating with the milk until it is all combined.
• Stir in the oatmeal and dates.
• Drop by teaspoons onto a cookie sheet sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes or until slightly browned.
• Immediately remove from pans onto a rack to cool.

OATMEAL DATE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the butter and both sugars at medium speed until smooth, about 3 minutes. Add the salt, baking soda, and cinnamon and mix until well combined, 1 minute. Add the egg and mix for another minute. Add the flour and oats and mix on low speed until combined. Finally, add the dates in two additions to make sure they're distributed evenly throughout. The dough will be very soft at this point.
• Transfer the dough to a sheet of parchment paper or plastic wrap. Flatten into a disk with your hands, then wrap tightly and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes (and up to 2 days)-​chilled dough will be much easier to handle.
• Place two racks in the middle positions and preheat the oven to 350ºF. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Divide the dough into 16 equal portions, about 1½ ounces (45 g) each. Working quickly so that the dough doesn't warm up, shape each portion into a ball with your hands. You can freeze the cookie dough balls for up to 2 weeks in a freezer bag to be baked from frozen at a later time. Place cookies on the prepared baking sheets, at least 3 inches apart to prevent the cookies from touching as they spread when they bake. Bake for 10 minutes, rotate the baking sheets and switch their positions in the oven, and bake for another 6 to 8 minutes, until the edges are brown and the middle is golden. Rotating and switching the sheets halfway through the baking process will ensure that the cookies bake evenly. Let the cookies cool completely on the baking sheets. The cookies keep well for a couple of days stored in an airtight container.

DATE FILLED OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar together well.
• Slowly mix in milk.
• Add remaining ingredients.
• Mix well.
• Chill for 1 hour.
• Roll out fairly thin on lightly floured board.
• Cut into 2 1/2-inch rounds.
• Place on ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake in 350°F oven for 8-10 minutes.
• Cool.
• Fill with Date Filling, to form a sandwich.
• For date filling: combine dates, sugar and water in saucepan.
• Bring to a boil.
• Simmer, stirring often, until mushy and thickened.
• Add more water if too dry, or simmer longer if too runny.
• Cool and spread between cookies.