Best 12 Date Drop Cookies Lyn Recipes

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Indulge your sweet cravings with our delectable Date Drop Cookies, a classic treat that combines the wholesome goodness of dates with the comforting flavors of oats and coconut. These soft and chewy cookies are not just a delightful snack but also a powerhouse of nutrients, offering a boost of fiber, antioxidants, and essential minerals.

Additionally, discover two more irresistible cookie recipes within this article: the scrumptious Peanut Butter Blossoms, featuring a rich peanut butter filling enveloped in a soft cookie dough and coated in powdered sugar, and the tantalizing Chocolate Chip Cookies, a timeless favorite that needs no introduction. Each recipe provides step-by-step instructions, detailed ingredient lists, and helpful tips to ensure your baking journey is a breeze. So, gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and embark on a delightful baking adventure with our trio of extraordinary cookie recipes.

Here are our top 12 tried and tested recipes!

CHEWY DATE COOKIES



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Brown sugar, cinnamon, lemon peel and chewy dates make a memorable flavor combination in this old-fashioned favorite, which comes straight from our Test Kitchen ovens. Ideal as a light dessert or slimmed-down snack the sweet treats won't last long in your cookie jar!

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 30m

Yield about 2-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/3 cup butter, softened
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 large egg
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
2/3 cup whole wheat flour
2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup fat-free milk
1 cup chopped dates

Steps:

  • In a bowl, cream butter and brown sugar. Add egg; mix well. Combine the flours, lemon zest, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Stir in dates., Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 325° for 13-15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool. Store in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 77 calories, Fat 2g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 13mg cholesterol, Sodium 57mg sodium, Carbohydrate 14g carbohydrate, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 1g protein.

DATE DROP COOKIES



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From Pillsbury "Simply from Scratch Recipes"-unmistakably homemade! These are my husbands favorite, he says A+.

Provided by Rita P

Categories     Dessert

Time 20m

Yield 60-72 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup water
2 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups chopped dates
1 cup chopped nuts

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 F.
  • In large bowl, combine first 4 ingredients; beat well.
  • (Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off.) Add flour and soda; mix well.
  • Stir in dates and nuts.
  • Drop by teaspoonfuls, 2 inches apart, onto ungreased cookie sheets.
  • Bake 10 to 15 minutes until golden brown.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 110.3, Fat 4.5, SaturatedFat 2.2, Cholesterol 15.2, Sodium 63.5, Carbohydrate 16.9, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 10.9, Protein 1.4

DATE DROPS



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These cake-like cookies are nutritious, flavorful and firm enough to pack well in brown-bag lunches.-Doris Barb, El Dorado, Kansas

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 30m

Yield about 6 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 11

1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1/4 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup quick-cooking oats
1 cup chopped dates
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Steps:

  • In a bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar. Beat in eggs, milk and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in oats, dates and nuts. , Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 1 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until edges are lightly browned and tops are firm to the touch. Cool on wire racks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 97 calories, Fat 4g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 19mg cholesterol, Sodium 60mg sodium, Carbohydrate 14g carbohydrate (8g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.

DATE COOKIES



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These date cookies with a base of oatmeal are perfectly sweet and delicious. The addition of walnuts gives them a nice crunch and the hint of cinnamon complements the flavor of the dates. You can make the dough ahead of time and bake the cookies later if you prefer. This recipe produces cookies that are crispy on the edges and soft and chewy on the inside--a winning combination

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     dessert

Time 2h10m

Yield about 2 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 stick (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg, at room temperature
1 1/2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 cup chopped Medjool dates (about 5 dates)
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Steps:

  • Mix the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Turn the mixer to low, add the egg and mix well to combine. Add the oats, flour and cinnamon and mix on low until combined. Fold in the dates and walnuts with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula. Cover the bowl and refrigerate for at least 1 hour and up to 2 days.
  • When you're ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F; line a baking sheet with parchment.
  • Scoop mounds of dough with a cookie scoop (about 1 1/2 tablespoons per cookie) and place on the prepared baking sheet, leaving about 2 inches between cookies.
  • Bake on the middle rack until golden around the edges, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool the cookies on the baking sheet for about 10 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack. Repeat with the remaining dough.

DATE DROP COOKIES



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Make and share this Date Drop Cookies recipe from Food.com.

Provided by talldoc

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 45m

Yield 36 cookies, 36 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups dates, pitted and chopped
1 cup walnuts, chopped

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
  • Combine the flour, baking powder, spices and salt.
  • In a large bowl, cream the vegetable shortening and sugar. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Gradually blend in the dry ingredients. Fold in the dates and walnuts.
  • Drop the dough by spoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
  • Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until lightly colored. Transfer to wire racks to cool.

DATE AND NUT COOKIES



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Loaded with ample doses of sweet dates, raisins, and buttery pecans, this easy recipe for drop cookies from reader Jackie Schulman of Tucker, Georgia, creates a homey and irresistible teatime dessert. There won't be a crumb left of these moist, cakey goodies.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Cookie Recipes

Time 1h

Yield Makes 60

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 cups all-purpose flour, (spooned and leveled)
2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 pound dates, pitted and roughly chopped
2 cups pecans, roughly chopped
1/2 cup dark raisins
1/2 cup golden raisins
3 large eggs
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
2/3 cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with racks in upper third and middle. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour and baking powder. Add dates, pecans, and raisins, and stir with a wooden spoon until fruit and nuts are coated. In a small bowl, whisk together eggs, 1/2 cup sugar, oil, lemon juice, vanilla, and salt. Add to flour mixture and stir until combined.
  • In another small bowl, stir together 2 tablespoons sugar and cinnamon. Drop dough by rounded tablespoons, 1 inch apart, onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Bake until cookies are golden at edges, about 15 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Transfer cookies to wire racks and let cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 197 g, Fat 10 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 2 g

SUGAR-FREE DATE COOKIES



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Enjoy the natural sweetness from the dates, the crunch from the pecans, the moisture from the banana, and the satisfaction that you're serving your family a healthier cookie.

Provided by lutzflcat

Categories     Desserts     Fruit Dessert Recipes     Banana Dessert Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 18

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 cup chopped dates
¼ cup chopped pecans
¼ cup water
½ very ripe banana, mashed
1 large egg, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons butter, melted
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Combine the dates, pecans, water, banana, egg, butter, and vanilla extract in a bowl.
  • Whisk flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt together in a separate bowl. Add to the date mixture and stir until well combined.
  • Drop dough by tablespoonfuls about 1 inch apart onto the prepared baking sheet and flatten lightly with the palm of your hand.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until cookies start to brown around the edges, being careful not to over-bake, for 11 to 13 minutes. Transfer cookies immediately to a wire rack to cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 82.6 calories, Carbohydrate 13.9 g, Cholesterol 13.7 mg, Fat 2.8 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 1.5 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 72.9 mg, Sugar 6.8 g

DATE COOKIES



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Spicy cookies with chewy dates. The dates sweeten these cookies without going overboard.

Provided by Sara

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Spice Cookie Recipes

Time 1h10m

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 cup butter, softened
1 ⅓ cups white sugar
3 eggs
3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
2 teaspoons water
1 ½ cups chopped pitted dates
1 cup chopped pecans

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and cloves; gradually stir into the creamed mixture. Combine the water and dates; stir into the dough along with the chopped pecans. Cover and chill for 1 hour.
  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheet.
  • Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 156.1 calories, Carbohydrate 20.4 g, Cholesterol 29.1 mg, Fat 7.8 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 2.1 g, SaturatedFat 3.6 g, Sodium 77.5 mg, Sugar 11.5 g

DROPPED DATE FILLED COOKIES



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Do you just love filled cookies but hate the fussiness of making them? These are dropped and you don't have to roll them out. The filling is even dropped on top of the drop. Easy and good.

Provided by Mimi in Maine

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 1h20m

Yield 40 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 cup shortening
2 cups brown sugar
1/2 cup water
3 1/2 cups flour
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 eggs
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups finely chopped dates
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
3/4 cup water

Steps:

  • Make the filling first by putting the dates, sugar, and water in a saucepan and cook slowly,stirring constantly till thickened; add the nuts and cool.
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  • Mix shortening, sugar, and eggs thoroughly.
  • Stir in water and vanilla.
  • Add the flour, salt, soda, and cinnamon; mix well.
  • Drop by teaspoons on ungreased sheet.
  • Place a teaspoon of the date filling on top of the dropped dough and then a tiny bit of dough on top of the filling.
  • Bake till lightly browned and done in a 375 degree oven for 8-10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 179.7, Fat 6.5, SaturatedFat 1.5, Cholesterol 10.6, Sodium 98, Carbohydrate 29.7, Fiber 1.1, Sugar 20.1, Protein 1.9

DATE DROP COOKIES



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These cookies are very moist and delicious! You may use Pecans or English Walnuts for the nuts. My friends and I like them with Pecans. If you wish to make these healthier you can substitute 3 cups of whole wheat flour for 3 cups of the white flour.

Provided by Becky Burgess

Categories     Cookies

Time 45m

Number Of Ingredients 11

8 Tbsp boiling water
1 lb chopped and pitted dates
2 c shortening
2 c dark brown sugar
1 c white granulated sugar
2 tsp baking soda
4 large eggs (beaten)
6 c white flour
1 tsp salt
2 tsp vanilla
2 c coarsely chopped pecans or english walnuts

Steps:

  • 1. Pour boiling water over dates, set aside. Cream shortening and sugars. Beat in eggs. In a separate bowl sift together the dry ingredients. Combine the dry ingredients to the wet mixture. Drain excess water from dates, stir in the vanilla. Add dates and nuts to cookie dough. Drop by rounded teaspoons onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake in a preheated 350 degree F oven for 12 minutes.

DATE DROP COOKIES II



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Date cookies topped with a walnut piece. A simple confectioners' sugar icing may be drizzled over the cooled cookies if desired.

Provided by Rosina

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Fruit Cookie Recipes     Date

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ cup shortening
¾ cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
½ cup sour cream
2 ½ cups dates, pitted and chopped
1 cup walnut halves

Steps:

  • Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Lightly grease two baking sheets.
  • Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt and set aside.
  • In a large bowl, cream together shortening and brown sugar. Beat in the egg and the sour cream. Gradually blend in flour mixture. Fold in dates.
  • Drop dough by teaspoonfuls 1-1/2 inches apart onto baking sheets. Press a walnut half into the center of each cookie.
  • Bake for 8-10 minutes until lightly colored. Cool cookies on wire racks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 152.4 calories, Carbohydrate 24 g, Cholesterol 9.9 mg, Fat 6.2 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 2.1 g, SaturatedFat 1.5 g, Sodium 68.5 mg, Sugar 16.5 g

DATE AND WALNUT COOKIES



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This recipe comes from "Treasured Recipes Old and New 1975," a community cookbook by the Schuyler-Brown Homemakers Extension in Iowa Falls. It was contributed by Wilma Miller, who credits the recipe to her great-aunt. Ms. Miller wrote that the original recipe called for two pounds of walnuts, but that she prefers it with pecans "and not that many." That makes sense. Mixing in even a pound of nuts requires the arms of a sturdy farm wife. The recipe yields enough for an entire church supper.

Provided by Florence Fabricant

Categories     snack, cookies and bars, dessert

Time 2h

Yield 6 to 7 dozen cookies

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 1/2 cups/350 grams all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon/5 grams salt
1 teaspoon/3 grams cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon/1 1/2 grams ground cloves
8 ounces/2 sticks/227 grams soft unsalted butter
1 1/2 cups/300 grams light brown sugar
3 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 tablespoon/13 grams baking soda
1 pound/450 grams chopped pitted dates
1 pound/450 grams chopped walnuts or pecans
Confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line one or more baking sheets with parchment. Place flour in a bowl and whisk in the salt, cinnamon and cloves. Set aside.
  • Cream butter and brown sugar together by hand or in an electric mixer. Beat in eggs. The mixture will not be smooth. Dissolve the baking soda in 1 tablespoon hot water and stir it in. Stir in the dates and nuts. The batter will be heavy and not easy to mix. Work in the flour mixture, about a third at a time. If your electric mixer has a dough hook, use it for working in the flour.
  • Scoop heaping teaspoons of batter onto prepared baking sheet or sheets, making craggy mounds about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Space them about 1 1/2 inches apart; the cookies will not spread very much. (Alternatively, for neater cookies, you can roll the batter into balls between your palms, then lightly press them down with the back of a spoon or the tines of a fork.) Allow to sit at room temperature 30 minutes to 1 hour before baking. Depending on the size of your oven and your baking sheets, you can form the cookies ready to bake on sheets of parchment paper on your countertop, then transfer them to baking sheets in shifts.
  • Bake 15 to 20 minutes, until nicely browned. Let cool, then dust with sifted confectioners' sugar. If you plan to freeze some of the cookies, do not dust them with confectioners' sugar; wait until after they thaw.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 110, UnsaturatedFat 4 grams, Carbohydrate 13 grams, Fat 6 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 2 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 59 milligrams, Sugar 8 grams, TransFat 0 grams

Tips:

- For a chewy cookie, chill the dough for at least 30 minutes before baking. - To make sure the cookies don't spread too much, use cold butter. - If you don't have a cookie scoop, use two spoons to drop the dough onto the baking sheet. - Bake the cookies until the edges are golden brown and the centers are set. - Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.

Conclusion:

These date drop cookies are a delicious and easy-to-make treat that is perfect for any occasion. With their chewy texture, sweet flavor, and hint of spice, these cookies are sure to be a hit with everyone who tries them. So next time you're looking for a simple and satisfying snack, give these date drop cookies a try. You won't be disappointed!

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