Date cookies might sound like something your grandma would sneak into your lunchbox, but trust me — these cookies are AMAZING! They're soft, sweet, a little spicy, chewy, and they smell like caramel.
Date Cookies
For this recipe, I used pitted Medjool dates because they’re extra soft and naturally sweet. I like to chop them up finely — it gives the cookies a much better texture and makes sure you get little bursts of date goodness in every bite.
I really like my cookies spiced, so I added ground cinnamon and nutmeg. These warm spices pair perfectly with dates. I used to add ground ginger as well, but I didn’t like the flavor it gave, so I stuck to just cinnamon and nutmeg.
And because I can’t resist a little crunch, I also tossed in some chopped walnuts.
You'll Need
Dry ingredients: I used all-purpose flour, caster sugar, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon and nutmeg.
Wet ingredients: I used unsalted butter and eggs.
Add-ins: I added chopped pitted dates and chopped walnuts.
Find the quantities in the recipe card.
How To Make Them
Step 1: Cream butter and caster sugar together in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy.
Step 2: Mix in the eggs, one at a time, until combined.
Step 3: Mix in the sifted flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg until combined.
Step 4: Fold in the chopped dates and walnuts. You will have a sticky dough, which you need to refrigerate for 30-40 minutes.
Step 5: Now, preheat the oven to 180C / 350F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Scoop tablespoons of the cookie batter onto the baking sheet.
Step 6: Bake for 10-12 minutes, until the edges are golden, then allow the cookies to cool, then serve.
Pro Tips
- For the best texture, don't overmix the cookie dough.
- Don’t use dry dates; they're too tough for baking. I’ve found that pitted Medjool dates are the best choice for this recipe.
- Chilling the dough is so important; it improves the texture of the cookies and prevents them from getting too flat while baking.
- Make sure to distribute the chopped dates evenly throughout the cookie dough, so they don’t gather in one spot.
- Because dates are sweet, I use only one cup of sugar. You can even reduce it to ¾ cup and still get delicious cookies.
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- Cinnamon Spice Cookies
- Hazelnut Cookies with Chocolate Chips
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- Cloud Cookies
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Recipe
Date Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup caster sugar
- ¾ cup unsalted butter , softened
- 3 eggs , at room temperature
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 ½ cups pitted dates , chopped
- 1 cup walnuts , chopped
Instructions
- Cream butter and caster sugar together in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy.
- Mix in the eggs, one at a time, until combined.
- Mix in the sifted flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg until combined.
- Fold in the chopped dates and walnuts. Then chill the dough for 30-40 minutes.
- Now, preheat the oven to 180C / 350F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Scoop tablespoons of the cookie batter onto the baking sheet.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, then allow the cookies to cool, then serve.
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