Main Street Market Recipes
https://www.mainstmarket.org/Recipes/Detail/355/
Pumpkin Date Cookies
A delicious lunch box treat or after school snack!
Yield: 4 dozen
Ingredients
| 1 1/2 |
cups |
whole wheat flour
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| 2 |
teaspoons |
baking powder
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| 1/2 |
teaspoon |
baking soda
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| 1/2 |
teaspoon |
salt
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| 1 |
teaspoon |
cinnamon
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| 1/2 |
teaspoon |
nutmeg
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| 1/8 |
teaspoon |
ground cloves
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| 2/3 |
cup |
butter or margarine, softened
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| 1/2 |
cup |
granulated sugar
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| 1/2 |
cup |
brown sugar
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| 2 |
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eggs
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| 1 1/4 |
cups |
(15 ounce can) solid pack pumpkin or cooked pumpkin
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| 1 |
teaspoon |
vanilla extract
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| 1 |
cup |
chopped dates
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| 1 |
cup |
rolled oats
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| 1/2 |
cup |
chopped nuts
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Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F
In mixing bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves until well blended. Set aside.
Cream butter and sugars in large mixing bowl. Add eggs; beat well. Stir in pumpkin and vanilla. Blend in flour mixture; stir thoroughly. Add dates, oats and nuts; mix well.
Drop by teaspoonfuls onto parchment paper lined baking sheet.
Bake for 12 minutes. Remove to rack to cool.
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Main Street Market Recipes
https://www.mainstmarket.org/Recipes/Detail/355/