Volcanoes

My sons came up with the name for these much loved oatmeal, date-filled cookies that really do look like volcanoes when they're cooked!

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 17 mins
• Total Time: 47 mins
• Calories: 209 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• ½ cup chopped walnuts
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup water
• ½ cup molasses
• 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
• 1 ½ cups butter, at room temperature
• 2 cups rolled oats (such as Quaker Oats®)
• 1 cup pitted and chopped dates

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Blend flour, salt, and baking soda in a bowl. Add butter, brown sugar, molasses, and eggs. Stir until smooth. Blend in oats.

Step 3

Roll dough out on floured board, about 1/8-inch thick. Cut into rounds using a 2 1/2-inch cookie cutter. Place half of the rounds on an ungreased baking sheet.

Step 4

Combine dates, white sugar, and water in a saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring often until thickened. Stir in walnuts. Remove from heat and let cool, about 10 minutes.

Step 5

Spoon 1 teaspoon of the date mixture into the center of each round on the baking sheet. Cut a cross in the middle of the remaining rounds. Place over date mixture; press down on the edges of the dough to seal.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven until golden, 12 to 15 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.