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date-oatmeal cookies

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Recipe by
Karen Feinen
@Ganieda
Rochester, NY

These sound great. You could up the healthy on these a little by substituting white whole wheat flour for all-purpose. Source: Woman's Day 10/12/93

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yield 32 Cookies
prep time 10 Min
cook time 10 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For date-oatmeal cookies

  • 2 1/4 c
    uncooked quick oats
  • 1 c
    crushed bran flakes cereal
  • 1/4 c
    all purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp
    baking soda
  • pinch
    of salt
  • 1 1/2 stick
    butter (3/4 cup), at room temperature
  • 1 c
    packed dark brown sugar
  • 1 lg
    egg
  • 2 tsp
    grated lemon peel
  • 1 pkg
    (8 oz) chopped dates

How To Make date-oatmeal cookies

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease cookie sheets or line with parchment.
  • 2
    Mix oats, bran flakes, flour, baking soda and salt in a bowl with a fork.
  • 3
    Beat together butter and brown sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy.
  • 4
    Beat in egg and lemon peel until blended.
  • 5
    Stir in flour mixture, then dates until blended.
  • 6
    Drop tablespoonfuls, 2" apart on prepared cookie sheet.
  • 7
    Bake 10 minutes or until browned around edges. Cool cookies briefly before removing to wire rack to cool completely.
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