German Oatmeal Date Cookies

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Servings: 50
Yield: 50 servings

Description

These delicious German Christmas oatmeal cookies are made with lots of chopped dates, butter, and eggs and are very quick and easy to bake.

Ingredients

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

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.