Date Chewies with Sour Cream

Name: Date Chewies with Sour Cream
Yield: Makes about 40 cookies, 3 inches in diameter
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon ground allspice; 1 cup chopped walnuts; 2 cups chopped pitted dates (1 pound); ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened; ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened; 2 eggs; 1 cup sugar; 1 cup all-purpose flour; ½ cup sour cream; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 cup whole wheat flour

Preparation info

Makes about
40
in diameter

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Cookie Lover's Cookie Book

By Richard Sax

Published 1986

About

These cookie jar cookies are based on recipes for Billy Goats, which are old favorites in California, and also in the South.

Ingredients

½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup

Americas
United States
Dessert
California
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter two cookie sheets; set aside.
Cream the butter and sugar in an electric mixer at medium speed until light, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, and then the sour cream, beating until the mixture is smooth.