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Date Cookies
This date cookie recipe is a keeper. Made with medjool dates, oats and walnuts, these cookies are perfect for breakfast or a midday snack!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Chilling Time
30 mins
Total Time
55 mins
Servings:
12
cookies
Calories:
86 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Mediterranean, Middle Eastern
Ingredients
- 1 cup walnuts
- 1 cup old-fashioned oatmeal
- 10 pieces Medjool dates pitted
- 1 large egg
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 tbsp water preferably date water from soaking
Instructions
- Place the pitted Medjool dates in a bowl and cover them with warm water. Let them sit for 10 minutes to soften. This step ensures the dates blend smoothly into the dough.
- In a high-powered blender or food processor, blend the walnuts and oats until they have a flour-like consistency.
- Add the dates, egg, cinnamon, salt, baking soda, and 1 tablespoon of the reserved soaking water to the blended walnuts and oats.
- Blend until the mixture comes together into a dough-like consistency. If it’s too dry, add another tablespoon of the reserved date water.
- Transfer the dough to a bowl, cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes. If chilling for longer, let it sit at room temperature for about 20minutes before baking.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Scoop out small portions of dough (1 to 1 1/2 tbsp) and press them down slightly using your fingers to form the cookies.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until the cookies develop a light golden-brown hue at the bottom.
- Let the cookies cool completely before removing them from the baking sheet.
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Notes
- Chilling the dough will help with the consistency of the cookies.
- Store the cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days and in the fridge for up to 10 days.
- You can use pecans instead of walnuts if desired.
Nutrition Information
Calories
86kcal
(4%)
Carbohydrates
4g
(1%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
5g
(29%)
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Trans Fat
0.002g
(0%)
Cholesterol
16mg
(5%)
Sodium
101mg
(4%)
Potassium
69mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
26IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
0.1mg
(0%)
Calcium
15mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 86
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 86kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 4g | 1% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 5g | 29% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.002g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 16mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 101mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 69mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 26IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 15mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.