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The amazing date cookies…

June 15, 2012 by Ariel 9 Comments

I’m calling those the amazing dates cookies because they are literally amazing.  I found the recipe in a “Quebec classic recipes” book and I tweaked it to make them perfect for my own taste.  Max who doesn’t like dates BEG me to make them when I buy dates at the grocery.  They are soft, sweet and healthier than some other cookies you buy or make 🙂  It’s a MUST try!

– INGREDIENTS –

1/2 cup of finely chopped nuts (I used walnuts)

1 cup of finely chopped dates

1/3 cup of sugar

1/3 cup of water

Pinch of cinnamon and/or cardamon (optional)

1/4 teaspoon of baking soda

4 tablespoon of margarine

2/3 of brown sugar

1 egg

1 1/2 cup of flour

Pinch of Salt

1- On the stove, in a small sauce pan at MEDIUM LOW heat, add the nuts, dates, water, cinnamon and sugar.  Let it cook and simmer for 6-7 minutes or till the texture get more uniform and gooey.  Remove from heat and put it in the fridge to cool.

2- In a mixing bowl, whisk the margarine with the brown sugar and egg till you get a soft pate.  Add the four, baking soda and the pinch of salt.  Mix well with your hands.

3- On a waxed paper, take your flour based dough and spread it out in the form of the paper and use a rolling pin to make it equal.  Bring back your dates mixture from the fridge and lay it on the first dough as equally as you can.

Roll the dough using the waxed paper to help you to create a beautiful swirly design when you will cut your cookies.  Keep your roll in the waxed paper and put it in the fridge for 1 hour or 30 minutes in the freezer if you want to eat them fast.

4- Heat your oven at 350 and cook for 12 to 15 minutes.

Filed Under: Cookies, Nuts, Recipes, Snacks, Sweets Tagged With: Canada, cinnamon, cookies, dates, nuts, Quebec, recipe, sweet, walnuts

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Comments

  1. drjt80 says

    June 16, 2012 at 8:42 am

    bonjour, je fais le meme avec du chocolat et une creme anglaise pour evite qu il soit trop sec, sa se mange tout seul, ce type de gateau “le roulé”

    Bonne continuation, et met nous encore plus de recette ;D

    Reply
    • arielrebel says

      June 16, 2012 at 7:38 pm

      Oh wow! ca l’air vraiment bon ca! Je pensse que je vais l’essayer 🙂

      et merci! Au plaisir de te relire! xx

      Reply
  2. Suzi says

    June 17, 2012 at 7:49 pm

    These date cookies sound and look yummy. Hope you are having a great weekend.

    Reply
  3. CCU says

    June 19, 2012 at 8:33 pm

    What a stunning biscuit batch my friend 😀
    I am loving your blog!!!!

    Cheers
    Choc Chip Uru

    Reply
    • arielrebel says

      June 24, 2012 at 5:47 pm

      Oh tks!!
      You should try them, they are delicious! 🙂

      Reply
  4. Christine says

    June 28, 2012 at 1:37 am

    Your cookies here look so fabulous! What a great way to utilize dates for snacks like this!

    Reply
  5. Dave says

    July 4, 2012 at 8:12 pm

    These look really good. But there isn’t an amount of flour to use and I didn’t want to guess and ruin the cookie.
    Take care.

    Reply
    • arielrebel says

      July 4, 2012 at 11:56 pm

      Oh my! my bad about that.. I fixed the recipe and it’s 1 + 1/2 cup of flour 🙂

      Reply
  6. lance davide says

    December 18, 2012 at 11:32 am

    You get them from the bakery, when there warm they melt in your mouth. Nice ticket for the xmass hoidays, to give as gift. Kids love cookies.

    Reply

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