Filled Date Cookies

An easy, date-filled cookie that's a big hit with my family all year 'round!

• Calories: 232 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups packed brown sugar
• 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup chopped walnuts
• ¾ cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 cups dates, pitted and chopped
• ¾ cup water
• ⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ cup fat free sour cream

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Step 2

To prepare the filling, cook the dates, 3/4 cup of sugar and water over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until thickened. Stir in the nuts, remove from the heat and set aside.

Step 3

In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and brown sugar. Stir in the eggs, sour cream and almond extract. Sift together the flour, salt, baking soda and cinnamon, stir into the creamed mixture. Drop a rounded teaspoon of dough onto an unprepared cookie sheet, place a scant teaspoon of the filling on top of it, then top with an additional 1/2 teaspoon of dough. Repeat with the rest of the dough.

Step 4

Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, or until slightly browned.