Several weeks ago I stopped by a friend’s house who was in the middle of a baking spree. She was just finishing up one of her favorite recipes – Date Nut Cookies - a recipe that she had gotten from her mother. They smelled so good that I just had to try one, even though I’m not a big nut person, I fell in love. These little cookies are simple, traditional and, more importantly, full of delicious flavor! I asked for the recipe and just had to share it.
~Date Nut Cookies~
2 cups
brown sugar
½ cup Crisco
2 eggs
(room temperature)
1 cup
chopped pecans
1 cup
chopped dates
2 tsp pure
vanilla extract
2 tsp
baking powder
½ tsp
salt
2 ½ cups
all-purpose flour
Preheat
oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl
cream together the brown sugar, Crisco and eggs. Add in the vanilla, baking powder, salt and
flour, mixing well. Finally, mix in chopped
pecans and chopped dates. {Note: The finer you chop the pecans and dates, the
less chunky of a cookie – which is how our kids like them.}
Once
you have a nice stiff dough, roll out and cut cookies out with a cookie
cutter. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until a
nice golden brown. Quickly remove from
pan to cooling rack.
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Enjoy!
