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Double Date Delight Oatmeal Cookies

Teresa Ambra

Double Date Delight Oatmeal Cookies are just like the name–utterly delightful! They are filled with dates making for a really scrumptious cookie.  Plus, they are filled with cinnamon which adds even more tasty flavor.

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I love a good oatmeal cookie, especially when it’s filled with fruit, nuts, chocolate chips or other great ingredients. This one is hearty, filling, satisfying, and just the right texture.

We overbought on our dates during the Christmas baking season. So I had about 8 boxes of dates I wanted to use up. I started going through my collection of cookbook recipes. I happened to notice a recipe on the back of the dates box. (My favorite place to get recipes). The recipe looked good so I thought I’d give it a try.

I wanted to take a tray of goodies to my dentist’s office a couple of weeks ago and felt like they would enjoy these. My dentist came into the room and said the oatmeal cookies were wonderful. When I told him they had dates in them, he did a double take. He doesn’t eat dates! In fact, he told me if he had known what was in them he would’t have even sampled them. I asked him if I had changed his mind about eating things with dates and he said, “absolutely!” And he was going to make sure he got another Double Date Delight Oatmeal Cookie before he left for a ski trip later that day!

Double Date Delight Oatmeal Cookies are the real deal. Whoever the recipe creator was for the Amport Dates package did an excellent job on this cookie because it’s terrific. Crunchy, chewy, mouthwatering. If you’re looking for a sumptuous oatmeal cookie with dates in the batter, than I highly recommend Double Date Delight Oatmeal Cookies.

They’re a great selection for holiday baking, tailgating parties, or anytime you need to bring a cookie to the office or for parties or potlucks. Give them a try. I liked the ingredients and texture  of this cookie so much that I’m going to start making oatmeal raisin cookies with this recipe. You will be as delighted as I was, (and my dentist office staff was), when you sink your teeth into these delicious jewels.

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Double Date Delight Oatmeal Cookies are truly delightful!

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I made whopper sized cookies!

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I loved the chewiness of these cookies from the dates. These whopper cookies are great for tailgating parties or office parties.

Here’s what I did.

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I used these ingredients.

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Soften butter. Add brown sugar, sugar, eggs, baking soda and vanilla.

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Mix with an electric mixer until smooth.

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Stir in UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour. Bleached flour toughens baked goods. Add dates and oatmeal.

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Stir ingredients with a wooden spoon to combine.

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Drop by tablespoonfuls or use a 1/4 cup cookie scoop for whopper-sized cookies.

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Spray cookie sheets with cooking spray. Place cookie dough on top of baking sheets.

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Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes for small tablespoon-sized cookies. These whoppers took 25 minutes to bake all the way!

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Double Date Delight Oatmeal Cookies are incredibly good. I liked the dough so much I’m going to use this recipe to make Oatmeal Raisin Cookies in the future.

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Double Date Delight Oatmeal Cookies are so satisfying. I loved having one of these goodies hot from the oven.

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If you enjoy dates in cookies, you’ll love these.

Here’s the recipe.

DOUBLE DATE DELIGHT OATMEAL COOKIES

(Recipe adapted from the back of a box of Amport Dates)

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Double Date Delight Oatmeal Cookies

Teresa Ambra
These fantastic oatmeal cookies are loaded with cinnamon and dates. They truly are doubly delicious. Great for tailgating parties and holiday baking, especially Christmas Cookie Exchanges. Better than Oatmeal Raisin cookies!
4.67 from 3 votes
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Cookies, Brownies and Bars, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 32
Calories 171 kcal

Equipment

  • 2 18x26" cookie sheet pans
  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 1 electric mixer
  • 1 wooden spoon
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 large cookie scoop
  • 1 spatula

Ingredients
  

  • 2 sticks unsalted butter softened
  • 1 cup light brown sugar packed
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 1/2 cups UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour bleached flour toughens baked goods
  • 3 cups old-fashioned oatmeal
  • 16 oz. pkg. chopped dates (two 8-ounce packages)

Instructions
 

  • Mix butter, sugars, eggs, vanilla, cinnamon and baking soda in a mixing bowl with an electric mixer until well combined.
  • Stir in flour, oatmeal and dates with a wooden spoon and stir well to combine.
  • With a ¼ cup cookie scoop, scoop dough and place on cookie sheets that have been sprayed with cooking spray.
  • Bake at 350° about 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Rotate cookie sheets on racks every 6-8 minutes of baking time.
  • Cool completely.

Notes

NOTE: I made really large cookies so they took 25 minutes to bake! The original recipe calls for much smaller cookies and for these to bake about 10-12 minutes. Depending on the size of your cookie, bake until done!
 
Recipe adapted from Amport Dates.
 
© Can’t Stay Out of the Kitchen

Nutrition

Calories: 171kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 2gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 27mgSodium: 51mgPotassium: 131mgFiber: 2gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 195IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 19mgIron: 1mg
Keyword cookie, dates, dessert, oatmeal
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

 

[b]Double Date Delight Oatmeal Cookies[/b]
 
Recipe Type: Cookies, Brownies and Bars
Cuisine: American
Author: Teresa Ambra adapted from the back of a box of [url href=”http://www.amportfoods.com/products.html” target=”_blank” title=”amport dates”]Amport Dates[/url]
Prep time:
Cook time:
Total time:
Serves: 32
Delicious oatmeal cookie loaded with cinnamon and dates. Great for tailgating parties or holiday baking. Better than Oatmeal Raisin cookies!
Ingredients
  • 2 sticks butter, softened
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 ½ cups Gold Medal UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour (bleached flour toughens baked goods)
  • 3 cups old-fashioned oatmeal
  • 2 8-oz. pkgs. Amport chopped dates
Instructions
  1. Mix butter, sugars, eggs, vanilla, cinnamon and baking soda with an electric mixer until well combined.
  2. Stir in flour, oatmeal and dates with a wooden spoon to combine.
  3. With a ¼ cup ice cream scoop, scoop dough and place on cookie sheets that have been sprayed with cooking spray.
  4. Bake at 350° about 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
 
Notes
I made really large cookies so they took 25 minutes to bake! The original recipe calls for much smaller cookies and for these to bake about 10-12 minutes. Depending on the size of your cookie, bake until done!
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Each mouthful of Double Date Delight Oatmeal Cookies is mouthwatering! 

Double Date Delight Oatmeal Cookies | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | these fantastic #OatmealCookies are delightful indeed! They're chocked full of #dates & #oatmeal making them doubly delicious. Perfect for #fall or #HolidayBaking, #tailgating parties or potlucks. #dessert #DateOatmealCookies #DoubleDateDelightOatmealCookies #cookies #ChristmasCookieExchange

These cookies have great texture, chewiness and crunchiness. 

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Our dentist’s office staff loved these cookies. I’m sure you will too!

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Double Date Delight Oatmeal Cookies

Teresa Ambra
These fantastic oatmeal cookies are loaded with cinnamon and dates. They truly are doubly delicious. Great for tailgating parties and holiday baking, especially Christmas Cookie Exchanges. Better than Oatmeal Raisin cookies!
4.67 from 3 votes
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Cookies, Brownies and Bars, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 32
Calories 171 kcal

Equipment

  • 2 18×26" cookie sheet pans
  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 1 electric mixer
  • 1 wooden spoon
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 large cookie scoop
  • 1 spatula

Ingredients
  

  • 2 sticks unsalted butter softened
  • 1 cup light brown sugar packed
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 1/2 cups UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour bleached flour toughens baked goods
  • 3 cups old-fashioned oatmeal
  • 16 oz. pkg. chopped dates (two 8-ounce packages)

Instructions
 

  • Mix butter, sugars, eggs, vanilla, cinnamon and baking soda in a mixing bowl with an electric mixer until well combined.
  • Stir in flour, oatmeal and dates with a wooden spoon and stir well to combine.
  • With a ¼ cup cookie scoop, scoop dough and place on cookie sheets that have been sprayed with cooking spray.
  • Bake at 350° about 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Rotate cookie sheets on racks every 6-8 minutes of baking time.
  • Cool completely.

Notes

NOTE: I made really large cookies so they took 25 minutes to bake! The original recipe calls for much smaller cookies and for these to bake about 10-12 minutes. Depending on the size of your cookie, bake until done!
 
Recipe adapted from Amport Dates.
 
© Can’t Stay Out of the Kitchen

Nutrition

Calories: 171kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 2gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 27mgSodium: 51mgPotassium: 131mgFiber: 2gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 195IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 19mgIron: 1mg
Keyword cookie, dates, dessert, oatmeal
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

8 Comments

  • Grace Wahlman

    May 8, 2020 at 1:35 pm

    Turned out really good,15min rotated every five.I’m not much of a baker so need step by step instructions.Thank you

    1. Teresa

      May 9, 2020 at 10:44 am

      Hi, Grace, so glad the cookies turned out well for you! Have a great weekend.

  • Grace Wahlman

    May 8, 2020 at 1:19 pm

    Used a 2 tablespoon cookie scoop,so have to keep checking on Them while cooking,just rotated after 5min.bottom is getting really brown,but they are still spreading out from the top.hope I don’t ruin these,since you couldn’t give correct amount of time.

    1. Teresa

      May 9, 2020 at 10:45 am

      Hi, Grace. Each oven is so different. Hot ovens take a shorter amount of time. Since I always rotate the pans while baking, that cools the oven down some and they usually take longer. But the cookies usually don’t overcook on the bottoms or tops that way. Glad yours turned out well.

  • Anonymous

    September 22, 2014 at 7:28 pm

    Thanks for the memory. These are the very ones my Mom made us and let us take them to school for breakfast. I guess they were the first breakfast bars. SO GOOD And almost health.Add walnuts

    1. Teresa

      September 22, 2014 at 7:36 pm

      Yes, adding walnuts is a great idea! I thought these turned out so well, too. Thanks for stopping by.

  • Tamara Leigh

    February 23, 2014 at 6:37 am

    5 stars
    Goodness, those look relish!

    1. Teresa

      February 23, 2014 at 3:38 pm

      Thank you, Tamara. I thought they were really tasty!

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