Spiced Date and Walnut Cookies
These cookies are a Duarte family favorite. My great grandmda Angelina cut the recipe out of a recipe decades ago and my grandmda usually makes them for Christmas.
Makes 6 dozen cookies
Ingredients:
226 grams (1 cup) unsalted butter
400 grams (2 cups) sugar
150 grams (3 large) eggs
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp water
227 grams (8 oz) pitted dates, chopped finely
390 grams (3 cups) bleached all-purpose flour
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp fine sea salt
1 cup chopped toasted walnuts (or other nut)
sugar for sprinkling
Method:
1. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.
2. Add eggs one at a time, scraping the bowl as necessary.
3. Combine the baking soda and water then add to mixture.
4. Add the dates.
5. Whisk the dry ingredients together and add to mixture on low speed.
6. Add walnuts.
7. Chill overnight.
8. Preheat oven to 350F.
9. Take a portion of dough and roll on a lightly floured counter into a roll 10 inches long and 3/4 inch in diameter.
10. Place on a silpat or parchment lined baking sheet and with you fingers flatten to 1/4 inch thick.
11. Sprinkle with sugar. You should be able to fit two rolls on a standard size baking sheet 1 1/2 inches apart.
12. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes until golden brown.
13. While hot cut into diagonal slices. Allow to cool for 5 minutes then move to cool on a wire rack.
These cookies are a Duarte family favorite. My great grandmda Angelina cut the recipe out of a recipe decades ago and my grandmda usually makes them for Christmas.
Makes 6 dozen cookies
Ingredients:
226 grams (1 cup) unsalted butter
400 grams (2 cups) sugar
150 grams (3 large) eggs
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp water
227 grams (8 oz) pitted dates, chopped finely
390 grams (3 cups) bleached all-purpose flour
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp fine sea salt
1 cup chopped toasted walnuts (or other nut)
sugar for sprinkling
Method:
1. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.
2. Add eggs one at a time, scraping the bowl as necessary.
3. Combine the baking soda and water then add to mixture.
4. Add the dates.
5. Whisk the dry ingredients together and add to mixture on low speed.
6. Add walnuts.
7. Chill overnight.
8. Preheat oven to 350F.
9. Take a portion of dough and roll on a lightly floured counter into a roll 10 inches long and 3/4 inch in diameter.
10. Place on a silpat or parchment lined baking sheet and with you fingers flatten to 1/4 inch thick.
11. Sprinkle with sugar. You should be able to fit two rolls on a standard size baking sheet 1 1/2 inches apart.
12. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes until golden brown.
13. While hot cut into diagonal slices. Allow to cool for 5 minutes then move to cool on a wire rack.
