Date Nut Cookies

I totally failed at making a no-bake date bar, and in my attempt to save the ingredients, I added some oats to the mixture, formed it into cookies and baked them. Result was DELICIOUS!

Made with only dates, nuts, peanut butter, oats and a little salt, these cookies are nice and chewy, and totally addictive. So much so that we went through our whole batch in one day.

You can also personalize these based on what you have in your pantry. Different unsalted nuts and/or nut butters. I do suggest unsalted though or else it will be wayyyy too salty.

Once baked and cooled, store in an airtight container for up to a week (if they last that long!)

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups pitted Medjool dates (super soft and sweet!)

• 1/4 cup water

• 1/2 cup unsalted nuts (I used a combo of cashews and almonds)

• 1/2 cup unsalted peanut butter

• 1/2 cup whole rolled oats

• Pinch of salt

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper

2. Chop nuts in food processor until broken down in tiny pieces and set aside in a separate bowl

3. In the food processor, add dates and water and pulse until a paste has formed (I blended for about a minute, scraping down the sides of my food processor every 10/15 seconds or so)

4. Once date paste is done, add nuts, peanut butter, salt. Blend until combined. Note it will be very thick!!

5. Add oats and pulse for a few seconds until blended but not totally broken down, then add batter to the bowl that held the chopped nuts (this makes it easier to work with)

6. Scoop out batter into balls (wet your fingers with a little water to make it easier to work with) and flatten with your hands on the baking sheet (these do not spread or rise so make them the thickness you want, you’ll get about 12 cookies out of this mixture)

7. Bake for 12-14 minutes and let cool on the baking sheet for about 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely

Date Nut Cookies