Old Fashioned Date Drop Cookies

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  • Total Time 15 min Ico-add
  • Yield 1 Batch
  • Level Medium

This recipe blends the flavors of orange peel and brown sugar with dates to make a delicious and unique cookie that makes for the perfect snack.
 

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 tablespoon orange peel, grated
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 cup quick cooking or old fashioned oats
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 package (8 ounces) chopped dates
  • 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
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Directions

  1. 1. Note: For convenience you can buy dried orange peel. You can find it in the spice section of your supermarket. Or grate several fresh oranges (use just the orange peel; the white part, called pith, is bitter) and freeze the peels in plastic freezer bags for up to six months.
  2. 2. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease cookie sheet.
  3. 3. Beat brown sugar, butter, orange peel, vanilla and eggs in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, oats, baking soda and salt. Stir in dates and pecans.
  4. 4. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls about two inches apart onto cookie sheet. Bake for eight to ten minutes or until light brown.
  5. 5. Transfer from cookie sheet to wire rack.