Name: Date-Filled Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: Dates, pitted and chopped - 1 cup; White sugar - ½ cup; Water - ½ cup; Butter, softened - ½ cup; Packed brown sugar - ½ cup; All-purpose flour - 1 ½ cups; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Baking soda - ¼ teaspoon; Rolled oats - 1 ¼ cups; Water, or more as needed - 2 tablespoons

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Cooking:

20 min.

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Ingredients for - Date-Filled Cookies

1. Dates, pitted and chopped - 1 cup

2. White sugar - ½ cup

3. Water - ½ cup

4. Butter, softened - ½ cup

5. Packed brown sugar - ½ cup

6. All-purpose flour - 1 ½ cups

7. Salt - ½ teaspoon

8. Baking soda - ¼ teaspoon

9. Rolled oats - 1 ¼ cups

10. Water, or more as needed - 2 tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - Date-Filled Cookies

1. Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2. Stage

Mix dates, sugar, and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan over low heat. Bring to a boil and cook until thick and smooth, about 15 minutes. Set aside to cool.

3. Stage

Cream butter and brown sugar together until smooth. Gradually mix in flour, salt, and baking soda. Add oatmeal and mix well. Stir in 2 to 4 tablespoons water, as needed for the dough to come together. Form the dough into a ball and refrigerate for 15 minutes.

4. Stage

Roll dough on a floured surface to 1/8 inch thickness and cut into 2-inch rounds. Place 1/2 of the rounds on cookie sheets. Spoon date mixture in the center of each round and top with another round. Press edges firmly together.

5. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until browned, about 15 minutes.