VOLCANOES

Volcanoes image

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!

Provided by Carole

Categories Desserts Cookies Fruit Cookie Recipes Date

Time 57m

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

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

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Blend flour, salt, and baking soda in a bowl. Add butter, brown sugar, molasses, and eggs. Stir until smooth. Blend in oats.
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.
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.
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.
Bake in the preheated oven until golden, 12 to 15 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 208.7 calories, Carbohydrate 29.1 g, Cholesterol 30.7 mg, Fat 9.5 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 2.8 g, SaturatedFat 5.1 g, Sodium 162 mg, Sugar 14 g