grandma pesek's date cookies

Recipe by
Lora blackmon
Wharton, TX

I grew up eating these date cookies at Grandmas house. I always remember her everytime I make them. The aroma of Grandmas. What a great memory...

yield serving(s)
prep time 15 Min
cook time 1 Hr
method Bake

Ingredients For grandma pesek's date cookies

  • 2 cups
    brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup
    sugar
  • 1 cup
    butter
  • 3
    eggs
  • 2 1/2 tsp
    vanilla
  • 1/8 tsp
    almond extract
  • 3 cups
    flour
  • 1/4 tsp
    ground allspice
  • 2 1/2 tsp
    ground cinnamon
  • 1/8 tsp
    ground cloves
  • 1/4 tsp
    tumeric powder
  • 1/2 tsp
    baking soda
  • 2 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1 cup
    finely chopped pecans
  • 2 8oz pkg
    dates finely chopped

How To Make grandma pesek's date cookies

  • 1
    Cream brown sugar sugar and butter
  • 2
    Add 3 egg vanilla extract and almond extract to mix and cream together
  • 3
    Add all dry ingredients together with flour
  • 4
    Mix 1/2 dry ingredients together until well blended add remaining dry ingredients until well blended
  • 5
    Add dates and pecans mix togather stir until well blended
  • 6
    Drop by tsp fulls onto ungreased cookie sheet
  • 7
    Bake 10 to 12 minutes at 350 for softer cookies only bake 10 minutes

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