Date Honey Cookies Recipe

Ingredients :

1 cup liquid honey

1.5 cups peanut butter

1/4 cup soft shortening

3 eggs

2 tsp vanilla

1.5 cups chopped dates

1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats

1 cup toasted regular wheat germ

1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts

1.5 cups sifted all-purpose flour

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp nutmeg

dates (optional)

Method :

Heat oven to 375F (190C). Grease large cookie sheets. Combine honey, peanut butter, shortening, eggs and vanilla in a large bowl and beat until blended and fluffy. Stir in dates, rolled oats, wheat germ and walnuts. Sift flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg together into first mixture and stir to blend. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls on cookie sheets. Cut more dates in half lengthwise and top each cookie with half an date or flatten cookies with the tines of a fork. Bake 18-20 minutes.

Makes 8 dozens medium size cookies

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