Oatmeal Date Pecan Cookies Food

OATMEAL, DATE, PECAN AND CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Grease 2 heavy large cookie sheets. Mix first 4 ingredients together in medium bowl. Using electric mixer, cream butter and both sugars in large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Mix in oatmeal mixture. Stir in remaining ingredients. Drop rounded tablespoons of dough about 2 inches apart onto prepared cookie sheets. Flatten cookies slightly with spoon. Bake until brown, about 10 minutes. Cool 5 minutes on cookie sheets. Transfer cookies to rack and cool completely. (Can be prepared 4 days ahead. Store in airtight container.)

JUMBO PECAN DATE OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat butter and sugars at med. speed with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Reduce speed to low and add flour, baking soda, vanilla, salt , cinnamon and eggs. Mix just until blended, scraping bowl occasionally. With spoon, stir in oats, dates and pecans.
• Drop cookie dough by level 1/4 cup 3 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake cookies for about 20 to 25 minutes in a 350°F preheated oven.
• Remove from sheet and cool on wire rack.

RAISIN PECAN OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place the pecans on a sheet pan and bake for 5 minutes, until crisp. Set aside to cool. Chop very coarsely.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar together on medium-high speed until light and fluffy. With the mixer on low, add the eggs, one at a time, and the vanilla.
• Sift the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt together into a medium bowl. With the mixer on low, slowly add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture. Add the oats, raisins, and pecans and mix just until combined.
• Using a small ice-cream scoop or a tablespoon, drop 2-inch mounds of dough onto sheet pans lined with parchment paper. Flatten slightly with a damp hand. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until lightly browned. Transfer the cookies to a baking rack and cool completely.

OATMEAL-DATE-PECAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Melt butter.
• Add brown sugar and stir until smooth.
• In a medium bowl, combine flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda, oats and salt.
• Combine butter mixture with dry ingredients.
• Add egg, vanilla and dates.
• Fold in pecans and mix well.
• Lightly grease a baking sheet.
• Spoon mixture by tablespoon onto sheet.
• Bake 12-15 minutes until tops are dry to the touch.

OATMEAL PECAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter with electric mixer. Add sugars, vanilla, milk and eggs. Mix until blended. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add to the creamed mixture and mix together. Stir in the oatmeal and pecans.
• Spoon out by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets. Bake for 8-9 minutes in a 350°F oven and cool on a wire rack.

OATMEAL PECAN COOKIES

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream shortening and sugars. Add eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in oats and nuts. Chill for 30 minutes. , Shape into 1-1/2-in. balls; place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on wire racks.

OATMEAL DATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and grease cookie sheets.
• In separate bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together shortening and both sugars until light and fluffy, using electric mixer at medium speed.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Blend in vanilla.
• Gradually add dry ingredients to creamed mixture, mixing well with spoon.
• Stir in oats, dates and walnuts.
• Drop dough by teaspoonfuls, about 2 inches apart, on cookie sheet.
• Bake for 8 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from cookie sheets to cool on racks.

OATMEAL-DATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large bowl, beat butter and shortening with a wooden spoon or electric mixer until smooth. Add both sugars, and beat until smooth. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until incorporated. Beat in vanilla.
• Combine the remaining ingredients in a separate bowl. Gradually add dry ingredients to the butter mixture, mixing until just combined.
• Drop batter by the tablespoon about 1 1/2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake until golden brown, about 12 to 14 minutes. Transfer cookies to wire racks to cool.

HEALTHY CHEWY OATMEAL, RAISIN, PECAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper, or almunim foil (butter foil).
• OPTIONAL: Soak 1 cup of rasins overnight in water to make them nice and plump.
• In a small bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt with a fork.
• In a seperate large bowl, beat the butter and both sugars in with an electric mixer until fluffy. Then beat in honey, eggs, and vanilla.
• Gradually add the flour mixture to the large bowl while beating on low.
• Stir in oats, raisins, and pecans.
• Drop batter by large tablespoonfuls onto prepared sheets, spacing mounds 2 inches apart. Flatten mounds only slightly if you want a fat, chewy cookie; or flatten mounds more if you want a thinner cookie.
• Bake cookies until the tops start to turn golden brown, about 11-12 minutes.
• Cool for 3-5 minutes on cookie sheets, then move cookies to a cooling rack.
• Store cookies in an airtight container to keep them nice and moist.

OATMEAL PECAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F; lightly grease a baking sheet.
• If using old fashioned oats pulse them in a food processor a few times.
• Combine the oats, nuts, cinnamon, baking powder, salt and orange zest (if using) in a food processor, blender or a medium bowl (if using an immersion blender). Pulse until the nuts are finely chopped and evenly distributed. **You should end up with a fine meal. This is taking the place of flour**.
• Beat the butter and sugars in a large bowl until smooth.
• Add the egg, scraping the bowl and beating until smooth.
• Stir in the vinegar and vanilla, then the oat mixture.
• Drop the dough by 1/2 tablespoonfuls onto prepared baking sheet. (They don't spread much).
• Bake cookies for 10-14 minutes until the edges are barely browned.
• Remove them from the oven and let them cool on baking sheet for about 5 minutes.
• Transfer to rack or paper bag to cool completely.
• **Mine turned out as small round puffy soft and slightly chewy cookies**.