Date Drop Cookies II recipe

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Ingredients

1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ cup shortening
¾ cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
½ cup sour cream
2 ½ cups dates, pitted and chopped
1 cup walnut halves

Nutrition Info

152.4 calories
carbohydrate: 24 g
cholesterol: 9.9 mg
fat: 6.2 g
fiber: 1.7 g
protein: 2.1 g
saturatedFat: 1.5 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 68.5 mg
sugar: 16.5 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Lightly grease two baking sheets.

  2. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt and set aside.

  3. In a large bowl, cream together shortening and brown sugar. Beat in the egg and the sour cream. Gradually blend in flour mixture. Fold in dates.

  4. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls 1-1/2 inches apart onto baking sheets. Press a walnut half into the center of each cookie.

  5. Bake for 8-10 minutes until lightly colored. Cool cookies on wire racks.

Recipe Yield

1 - 2 dozen

Recipe Note

Date cookies topped with a walnut piece. A simple confectioners' sugar icing may be drizzled over the cooled cookies if desired.

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