I’ve never been much of a cookie maker, but when my friend Nina said, “Diane, you have to try these cookies,” I said, “OK!” I have mastered my chocolate chip cookie recipe, which results in a crispy and not too sweet cookie, so I thought why not try these oatmeal cookies, studded with finely chopped medjool dates and chopped pecans.
I was familiar with the classic raisin oat cookie, but not with dates. And Nina was right. These were perfectly easy to put together with fantastic results. I particularly loved the change up of dates for raisins. The pecans complement the sweet date flavor. Make sure to use old-fashioned whole rolled oats for the proper consistency and chew: chewy in the center and crispy at the edges.
