Categories: Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 C melted butter (2 sticks)
- 3 C packed brown sugar
- 4 eggs, beaten
- 1 t salt
- 1 t baking soda
- 1 T vanilla
- 2 C finely chopped walnuts
- 1 C chopped dates (you can buy them already chopped at the grocery store if you don't want to chop them yourself)
Directions
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Melt the butter on HIGH in a microwave-safe container for 90 seconds, or in a small saucepan on the stove over low heat.
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Transfer the melted butter to a large mixing bowl and add the brown sugar. Mix it well and let it cool to slightly above room temperature, just enough so that it won’t cook the eggs when you add them.
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Mix in the beaten eggs. Stir until they’re thoroughly incorporated. Add the salt, baking soda, and vanilla. Mix it all up together.
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Mix in the walnuts and let the dough rest while you chop the dates. You can chop your dates by hand with a knife, but it’s a lot easier in a food processor or blender. Just pit them first (of course), cut each one into 2 or 3 pieces with a knife, put them into the bowl of your food processor or blender, and sprinkle a little flour (approximately 1/4 cup) on top. The flour will keep them from gumming up when you process them.
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Measure one cup of chopped dates and add them to your mixing bowl. Stir them in thoroughly.
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Add the flour in one-cup increments, mixing after each addition. This dough will be fairly stiff.
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Form the dough into balls with your fingers. (Make them the size of a walnut with shell.)
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Place them on a greased cookie sheet, 12 to a standard sheet. (They will flatten a bit and spread out when they bake.)
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Bake at 350 for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Let them cool on the rack to complete cooling.