Date Nut Cookies from Audrey's Kitchen

Printed from: www.grandmotherskitchen.net

Ingredients

Makes 38 large cookies

Cookies:

1 cup butter, room temperature

1/2 cup granulated sugar

3 eggs

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

3 cups all purpose flour

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 cup brown sugar

1 1/2 cups dates, chopped

1 1/2 cups walnuts, chopped (or pecans)

Chocolate Drizzle:

2 squares semi-sweet or dark chocolate

1/2 teaspoon coconut oil

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

3. Beat the butter, sugar and eggs together in a large mixing bowl until combined.

4. In another mixing bowl stir together the flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon and brown sugar.

5. Add the dry ingredients to the wet a little at a time and mix until combined.

6. Add the dates and nuts and beat in.

7. Use a spoon to scoop the dough onto the cookie sheet. Leave an inch between the cookies.

8. Use a fork to flatten the cookies.

9. Place into the preheated oven and bake for 8-10 minutes.

10. Remove from the oven, let sit a couple minutes then transfer the cookies to a cooling rack.

11. Let cookies cool to room temperature.

Chocolate Drizzle:

1. Use a double boiler and melt the chocolate with the coconut. Stir as melting.

2. Once melted transfer to a piping bag or a Ziploc bag with a small hole on the corner.

3. Drizzle the chocolate onto the cookies.

4. Store in containers with a lid.

ENJOY!