Oatmeal Date Cookies

Any recipe that involves dates, I'm down with. This recipe turned out great and I'm sure I will want to make them again, so committing the recipe to the blog.

Oatmeal Date Cookies

Original Recipe

Here is the original recipe I went by.

I made the following modifications.

• Instead of oats I used a mixture of oats, spelt and rye flakes.
• I substituted the 3 eggs for 3 tbsp flax and 9 tbsp water.
• I omitted the walnuts as we didn't have any on hand.

My Adapted Recipe

Mix:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt

In small bowl mix:
3 tbsp ground flax
9 tbsp water
Let sit 15 minutes to gel.

In mixer on medium speed cream together:
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup shortening
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Slowly add in flax mixture. Continue mixing.

Add flour mixture to creamed mixture until combined. Then add:
2 cups mixed quick cooking oats, spelt & flour
1 cup dates, pitted and chopped
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Drop by teaspoons onto baking sheet and bake 8 minutes at 375 degrees F.

Cookies cooling on a rack

This recipe got a seal of approval from both Laura and Missy. Worth noting that Laura said the ones that were cooked 9 minutes instead of 8 were better, crispier. The recipe made about 6 1/2 dozen cookies.