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Old-Fashioned Date Drop Cookies

A Betty Crocker betty-crocker-cookies recipe for Old-Fashioned Date Drop Cookies.

AmericanOtherEasy8 minBy Northstar

Ingredients

Servings
72
  • 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
  • 1 cup butter or margarine -- softened
  • 1 tablespoon grated orange peel
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup quick-cooking or old-fashioned oats
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 (8 ounce) package chopped dates
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Instructions

  1. 1

    Heat oven to 350º.

  2. 2

    Grease cookie sheet.

  3. 3

    Beat brown sugar, butter, orange peel, vanilla and eggs in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon.

  4. 4

    Stir in flour, oats, baking soda and salt.

  5. 5

    Stir in dates and pecans.

  6. 6

    Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto cookie sheet.

  7. 7

    Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light brown.

  8. 8

    Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.

Tags

americanbetty-crocker-cookies