Oatmeal Cookies With Dates (Soft, Nostalgic, and Cozy)
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The Cozy Cookie That Feels Like Home
These cookies lean into everything people love about a good oatmeal cookie. The oats give them texture and heartiness, the cinnamon adds warmth, and the chopped dates melt slightly as they bake, creating little pockets of natural sweetness. Walnuts bring a gentle crunch that balances the soft centers perfectly.
Here’s how they come together:
- Cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy
- Add the eggs and vanilla for structure and flavor
- Stir in oats, flour, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt
- Fold in chopped dates and walnuts
- Scoop the dough onto baking sheets with space to spread
- Bake until lightly golden around the edges
- Let cool so the cookies set properly
The short prep time makes these easy to fit into a busy day, and the bake time is just long enough to develop flavor without drying them out. As they cool, the cookies firm up slightly while staying tender in the center, giving you that classic oatmeal cookie texture.
These are the kind of cookies that work just as well with afternoon coffee as they do tucked into lunchboxes. They feel familiar, comforting, and timeless in the best way.
Oatmeal Cookies with Dates
Equipment
- Baking sheets
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour or 1:1 gluten-free flour
- 3 cups oats
- ¾ cup packed brown sugar
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 ½ tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup butter, room temperature
- 1 cup dates, finely chopped
- 1 ½ cups walnuts, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Line 4 baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
- Add your butter and both sugars to a bowl and beat on high for 3 minutes.
- One at a time add your eggs, mixing in between.
- Add the rest of your ingredients and mix until just combined. Don't over mix.
- Using an ice cream scoop, portion your cookies and place on prepared baking sheets. Don't over crown. You want about 2" between each cookie.
- Bake 12-16 minutes or until lightly golden brown.
- Allow to cool on baking sheets.
- Enjoy!
