Oatmeal Recipe ∶ German Oatmeal Date Cookies

These delicious German Christmas cookies are quick and easy to make and are some of my favorite cookies of all time.

Ingredients

• 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
• 3 cups rolled oats
• 2 eggs
• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 ½ cups finely chopped, pitted dates

Cooking Directions

1. Melt 9 tablespoons butter in a small saucepan over low heat; mix in oats. Remove from heat and let cool, about 20 minutes.
2. Mix eggs, sugar, vanilla sugar, and baking powder together in a large bowl; stir in dates-oat mixture.
3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet with remaining 1 tablespoon butter.
4. Use 2 teaspoons to place little mounds of oat-date mixture 2 inches apart onto the baking sheets.
5. Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned on the top and bottom, about 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

• calories62.2
• carbohydrateContent8.7 g
• cholesterolContent13.5 mg
• fatContent2.8 g
• fiberContent0.8 g
• proteinContent1 g
• saturatedFatContent1.6 g
• sodiumContent29.3 mg
• sugarContent4.9 g