Ingredients:

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 ½ cups brown sugar
  • 2 medium eggs
  • 2 cups flour, divided use
  • 1 lb. chopped dates
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • ½ cup coconut
  • ½ cup walnuts
  • 1 cup rolled oats

Instructions:

  1. Cream butter and sugars. Add eggs and beat well.
  2. Use ½ cup of flour to dredge dates. Reserve.
  3. Add remaining flour, soda and vanilla.
  4. Fold in coconut, dates, nuts and oats.
  5. Drop by teaspoonsful on greased cookie sheet.
  6. Bake 10 to 12 minutes at 350 degrees.

Makes 5 to 6 dozen.

These keep very well…  They are better a day or two after baking.

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