Date & Walnut Cookies

Ingredients list for Date & Walnut Cookies

• 1/4 cup Dates chopped
• 1/4 cup Walnuts chopped
• 3/4 cup + to grease White butter
• 3/4 cup Sugar
• 1 cup Refined flour
• 1/4 teaspoon Baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon Baking soda
• 2 Eggs
• 50 millilitres Milk
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla essence
• 2 teaspoons Chocolate chips

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180° C
2. Heat butter in a non-stick pan, add sugar and stir till both the butter and sugar melt and combine well.
3. Sieve flour, baking soda and baking powder into a bowl.
4. Transfer the sugar-butter mixture into a large mixing bowl, break in an egg in the bowl and add a 1 tbsp flour mixture, and mix well. Break in the remaining egg and repeat the process.
5. Take walnuts and dates in another bowl, add a little flour mixture and mix.
6. Add the remaining flour mixture to the sugar-butter-egg mixture and mix well. Add the walnuts and dates and mix well.
7. Add milk and mix. Add vanilla essence, mix well to make a smooth lump free batter. Add chocolate chips and mix.
8. Grease a baking dish with butter. Pour the prepared batter in this dish, keep it in the preheated oven and bake for 30-40 minutes.
9. Take it out of the oven and cut into squares. Set aside to cool down to room temperature.
10. Remove the pieces from the baking dish, arrange them on a serving plate and serve.