Date Walnut Cookies
I have so many dates leftover from Ramadan and I wanted to create a series based on this amazing fruit; dates. They are naturally sweet, high in fiber, and antioxidants, and overall very nutritious. One of the first recipes that I am sharing is these Date walnut cookies which I may say are heavenly. They are soft in the center, chewy, and have the perfect crunch from walnuts and sweetness from the dates. All of the flavors and textures go so well together!
I really hope you try these super easy date walnut cookies. They are a great way to use up the dates in your pantry. You can substitute walnuts for almonds or pecans even. This cookie base is one that I use for many cookie recipes and it has never failed me.
Check out these other delicious date recipes on my website too:
Date Walnut Cookies
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1/4 tsp Ground Cinnamon
- 1 stick Unsalted Butter room temperature
- 1 cup medjool dates (10 dates) soft and diced, soften dates by submerging them in water for a few minutes
- 1 cup Walnuts crushed
- 1/3 cup Brown Sugar
- 1/3 cup White Sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla Flavor
- 1 Egg
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix together the butter along with both sugars, egg, and vanilla. Use a paddle attachment if using a kitchenaid.
- Add to this the flour, baking soda, and cinnamon. Mix together.
- Add the dates and walnuts; fold it into the batter.
- Chill the cookie batter for 10-15 minutes in the fridge.
- Line a baking pan with parchment paper. Scoop uniform cookie balls using a cookie scooper onto the pan leaving space between the cookies to spread when they bake.
- Bake at 350 F for 13 minutes. The bottom will be lightly browned and the top will be soft. Allow the cookies to cool at room temperature. This will take about 5 minutes. Enjoy warm or room temp. with a cup of milk, coffee, or tea!
Notes
9 Comments
Ayesha
These cookies were super easy to make and were so delish! Perfect for all the left over dates I had from Ramadan.
Heifa
I am thrilled you enjoyed them!
Nour I.
This date cookie recipe was delicious! My husband and I really enjoyed it along a glass of milk. I swapped the walnuts for pecans and added mini chocolate chips. It was so flavorful and decadent. I’m not a big fan of sweets, but I do love dates and how versatile they are! Thank you Fufu, this recipe is a keeper!!
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sundus
These cookies were so good and easy to make! ❤️
Maysam
I made your date walnut cookies last week & they were a huge hit. In sha Allah will be making more for Eid Al Adha.
Ruhi
Thank you for sharing the recipe of the date and walnut cookies.They were delicious, and easy to make. Also appreciated you answering my question about the recipe so promptly.
Bushra
These were amazinngggggg mA! I love anything with dates or walnuts so this was perfect.
A couple things:
1. Like the recipe says, softened butter is better. But if it splits in the beginning, keep going (this happened to me and it worked out as you keep mixing).
2. I didn’t have egg so I subbed with a very ripe banana. Perfect for egg-free diets! It came out more muffin like!
3. Because I didn’t have egg I added a 1/2 tsp baking powder.
I’m excited to try again (now that I bought eggs lol). It was popular with little kids and adults too! 🙂
Eman
These are amazing! I added chia and hemp seeds for added nutrition! So good! They were even approved by my picky 12yo!! Will be making these again for sure! There may be a glitch because I can’t post 5 stars! It’s not allowing me more than 3 but these are definitely 5-star delicious!