Lyons Family Cookbook

Adelaide Cookies

1 1/2

cup

brown sugar, packed

1/2

cup

+3 tbsp butter

2

eggs

2 1/4

cups

whole wheat pastry flour

1

cup

unbleached white flour

1 1/2

tsp

soda

1/4

tsp

salt

2

tsp

vanilla

1

cup

dates, ground

1

cup

walnuts, finely chopped

1/2

cup

granulated white sugar for rolling balls, prior to baking

Cream butter and sugar. Then add eggs & vanilla. Beat well. Combine flour, soda and salt in a separate bowl. Then add to creamed mixture. Add dates and walnuts and mix until well combined. Roll dough into 1" balls in hands then roll in granulated white sugar and place on ungreased non-stick cookie sheet. Press down each cookie slightly with palm of hand. Bake at 350° for 11 minutes, or convection bake at 325° for 7 minutes 40 seconds.

Dates can be ground using Kitchenaid Meat Grinder with small hole plate. Recommend Khadrawi Dates...Best Source for Organic Dates: Ehrlich's Date Garden 3420 West 12th St Yuma, AZ 85364 928-783-4778

Source

Source: Sturbridge Village

Author Notes

This recipe originally came as a Valentine present circa 1985 from my sister who had taken a trip to Old Sturbridge Village, Massachusetts, and sent me this "Hot from the Oven - Old Fashioned Baking Recipes" from the bake House of Old Sturbridge Village.