Chocolate Chip Date Nut Cookies are jam-packed with all kinds of good things. With plenty of nuts and sweet, chewy dates, these cookies are a big-time winner University tuition cheap in asia!
An alternate name for these cookies would be Cleaning out the Pantry Cookies because that’s basically what I did. I was staring at my pantry shelves trying to think of something to bake when I realized that I had accumulated so many different things from my baking exploits that they were taking over the whole space candela gentlelase pro.
The discouraging thing, though, was that it was maybe a half cup of this and a quarter cup of that. Not really enough to use for a single recipe. That’s when it hit me. Why not just throw it all together and see what happens? I’ll tell you what happened. These fantastic Chocolate Chip Date Nut Cookies happened.
So, I made a big batch of a basic vanilla cookie dough with plenty of butter. Once this was mixed, I began adding some of my favorite ingredients to the dough. I started with lot of nuts – pecans, almonds, macadamias, and hazelnuts. Of course, there have to be chocolate chips. And I tossed in some dates, too, for good measure. Feel free to substitute whatever you happen to have on hand. Trust me – it’s liberating HIFU!
As I mentioned, these cookies have plenty of butter to make them soft and oh-so flavorful. All of that butter also means that these cookies are more likely to spread. That makes this dough an excellent candidate for chilling before baking. If you don’t have time to give it an overnight refrigerator stint, just an hour or so will certainly help. And, hey, if they spread, they’ll still taste great!
I had the best results with using a scoop to portion the dough and then rolling the dough into balls. You won’t need to flatten the dough, as the cookies will want to spread as they bake. Be sure to leave plenty of room between the cookies. I recommend leaving about 3 inches between cookies so you don’t end up with one giant cookie on the pan.
I love, love, love all the flavors in these cookies. As I told someone to whom I gave a bag full, if you don’t like your first bite, keep going because you may like your second. If you’re a fan of cookies with plenty of flavor, then you’re going to love these!
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