Oatmeal, Date And Walnut Spice Cookies
These chewy oatmeal cookies are packed with warm spices, sweet dates, and crunchy walnuts. Perfect for a cozy afternoon treat or holiday dessert, these cookies are easy to make and sure to become a favorite with your family and friends.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp. ground allspice
- 16 Tbs. (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room
- temperature
- 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 3 Tbs. dark molasses
- 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1 cup chopped pitted dates
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
- Coarse sugar crystals for sprinkling (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat an oven to 375°F. Lightly grease 2 baking sheets or line them with parchment paper.
- Over a sheet of waxed paper, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice; set aside.
- In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the butter on high speed until fluffy and pale yellow. Add the brown sugar and granulated sugar and continue beating until the mixture is no longer gritty when rubbed between your finger and thumb. Reduce the speed to low and add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the molasses and vanilla.
- Add the flour mixture and beat on low speed or stir with a wooden spoon just until blended. Beat or stir in the oats, dates and walnuts just until evenly distributed.
- Drop the batter by rounded tablespoons onto the prepared pans, spacing the cookies about 2 inches apart. Bake the cookies until the edges are golden, 10 to 12 minutes. Sprinkle the cookies with coarse sugar while they are still warm. Let the cookies cool on the pans on wire racks for 10 minutes, then transfer them to the racks and let cool completely. Makes about 4 dozen cookies. Adapted from Williams-Sonoma Collection Series, <i>Cookies,</i> by Marie Simmons (Simon &amp; Schuster, 2002).
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