Dates and Walnut Cookies

These extremely delicious, chewy and nutty cookies made with whole wheat are a great option for a tea time snack.

                               

Prep Time - 5 mins
Baking Time - 18 mins

Ingredients :

Whole wheat Flour - 1 and 1/2 cup
Dates - 1 cup
Walnuts - 1 cup
Melted butter - 1/2 cup
Sugar - 3/4 cup
Baking powder - 2 tsp
Soda Bicarb - 1/2 tsp

Procedure :

Preheat the oven at 350 F and grease the cookie tray with butter or oil.
Mix sugar and butter till you get a creamy mixture.

In another bowl mix Whole wheat flour, baking powder and Soda bicarb , add the chopped Walnuts and Dates and mix till the Dates and walnuts get covered in flour fully. Pour the butter- sugar mix over the flour and mix it into a dough, [ if you feel that your dough is dry, add milk or water and if you feel that you dough is a bit gooey store it in the refrigerator for 10 - 15 mins and this will firm it up ]
Taking small portions of the dough and roll them into  balls and flatten them between your palms [or you can use a cookie cutter] and place them on the tray. Bake till they turn golden brown. [ The corners should be little hard and the center should be moist]. This should take approx 15 - 18 mins.

Allow it to cool and the cookies are now ready.

Note : These cookies were a little on the sweeter side; if you prefer less sweetness you could add 1/2 cup of sugar instead.