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Adelaide Cookies
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1 1/2
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cup
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brown sugar, packed
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1/2
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cup
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+3 tbsp butter
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2
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eggs
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2 1/4
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cups
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whole wheat pastry flour
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1
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cup
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unbleached white flour
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1 1/2
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tsp
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soda
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1/4
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tsp
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salt
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2
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tsp
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vanilla
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1
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cup
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dates, ground
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1
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cup
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walnuts, finely chopped
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1/2
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cup
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granulated white sugar for rolling balls, prior to baking
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Cream butter and sugar. Then add eggs & vanilla. Beat well. Combine flour, soda and salt in a separate bowl. Then add to creamed mixture. Add dates and walnuts and mix until well combined. Roll dough into 1" balls in hands then roll in granulated white sugar and place on ungreased non-stick cookie sheet. Press down each cookie slightly with palm of hand. Bake at 350° for 11 minutes, or convection bake at 325° for 7 minutes 40 seconds.
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Source
Source: Sturbridge Village
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Author Notes
This recipe originally came as a Valentine present circa 1985 from my sister who had taken a trip to Old Sturbridge Village, Massachusetts, and sent me this "Hot from the Oven - Old Fashioned Baking Recipes" from the bake House of Old Sturbridge Village. I have since changed the recipe to make a great cookie even better. I have a neighbor who requests a batch of these cookies every year for her birthday because they are so good. And because the dates are ground, no one ever guesses that "they" are the secret ingredient that makes these cookies so chewy and carmely.
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