Date Drops

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup dates, chopped
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 1/4 cups dark brown sugar, firmly packed, divided
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 2 eggs, unbeaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup flaked coconut

Recipe

• 1 combine dates, water & 1/4 cup brown sugar in small saucepan.
• 2 bring to boil & cook over medium heat about 2 minutes, stirring until very thick, then set aside.
• 3 in large mixing bowl, beat together remaining 1 cup brown sugar, butter, eggs & vanilla until very smooth.
• 4 in medium bowl, whisk together flour, soda, baking powder & salt.
• 5 add flour mixture to egg mixture & mix well.
• 6 stir in coconut & lukewarm date mixture.
• 7 chill the dough in refrigerator.
• 8 heat oven to 375 degrees f & lightly grease several cookie sheets.
• 9 remove dough from refrigerator & drop by teaspoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheets.
• 10 bake 12 to 15 minutes, then cool before serving.