Description
Homemade sugar-free date cookies deliver rich Mediterranean sweetness without refined sugars. Wholesome ingredients combine for a guilt-free treat that satisfies classic cookie cravings while keeping health goals intact.
Ingredients
Scale
main ingredients:
- 1.5 cups quick oats
- 1.5 cups pitted dates
- 0.5 cup natural peanut butter
supporting ingredients:
- hot water (for soaking dates)
preparation ingredient:
- fresh jar of peanut butter (for best quality)
Instructions
- Transform rolled oats into a fine, powdery consistency using a food processor, creating a smooth flour-like texture for the cookie base.
- Thoroughly drain water from softened dates, ensuring minimal moisture remains before incorporating them into the mixture.
- Combine processed dates with creamy peanut butter in the food processor, blending until a cohesive, sticky dough forms that easily holds together when gently pressed.
- Carefully craft uniform cookie portions by rolling the mixture into consistent tablespoon-sized spheres, arranging them evenly on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Gently flatten each dough ball using fingertips, creating rustic circular shapes since the cookies will maintain their original form during baking.
- Position the cookie sheet in a preheated oven set to 350°F, allowing the cookies to transform for 10-12 minutes with a midway rotation to ensure balanced golden-brown edges.
- Verify doneness by examining the cookie bottoms for a rich, golden hue, understanding that the top surface may not significantly change color.
- Allow cookies to rest on the baking sheet for 10 minutes, facilitating initial cooling and structural stabilization.
- Transfer cookies to a wire cooling rack, permitting complete cooling and achieving an ideal texture before storage.
- Preserve the freshly baked treats in an airtight container, maintaining their quality at room temperature for up to 10 days.
Notes
- Soak dates beforehand to ensure they blend smoothly and create a perfect cookie consistency without added sugar.
- Use room temperature ingredients for better mixing and a more cohesive dough that binds together easily.
- Processing oats into fine flour helps create a smoother texture and prevents grainy cookies.
- Check cookies at 10 minutes to avoid over-baking, as they won’t spread and can quickly become too dry.
- Golden brown bottoms indicate the cookies are perfectly baked and will have a delightful crisp exterior.
- Store in an airtight container to maintain freshness and prevent the cookies from becoming hard or stale.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 5mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 29g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 0mg