Date Roll Cookies

Ingredients

• ½ cup Unsalted Butter
• ⅓ cup Sugar (white granulated)
• 1 large Egg
• 2 cups All-purpose flour (maida)
• ½ tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
• ¾ cup Walnuts
• 1½ cup Madjool dates (or similar)
• 1 Egg
• 2 tbsp Water

Steps

1. Wet ingredients – In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg followed by the vanilla extract.
2. Dry ingredients – Combine the flour and salt then add it to the wet ingredients and combine well but do not overmix.
3. Chill – Divide the cookie dough into two portions and wrap each portion in plastic wrap. Place the dough in the fridge to chill for 30 minutes or overnight.
4. Dates filling 1 – Make a slit in each date – remove the seed and place a piece of walnut in the center. Keep them slim so the final cookies will not be too bulkyPro tip – this works great when you have small dates that can be used in each cookie
5. Date filing 2 – Alternatively, mash the dates and nuts in a food processor for a few seconds until coarse. Then, marble size balls into sausages similar to the size of a date. Pro tip – this is a great method to use when you have large-size dates.
6. Oven – Preheat the oven at 375°F/ 190°C/ Gas Mark 5
7. Roll – Working with one portion of dough at a time, roll the dough to about 1/4 inch thick
8. Stuff – Cut the dough into 2-inch strips or the length of the dates. Make sure the strips are large enough to wrap the whole stuffed date. Wrap each date with the strip of dough making to overlap at the bottom so they do not open.
9. Tray – Place the cookies on a baking tray lined with parchment paper seam side down. Pro tip – keep the stuffed cookies in the fridge while you continue to stuff the remaining cookies.
10. Egg wash – Combine the beaten egg with water and brush each cookie with egg wash.
11. Bake – Bake in the preheated oven on the center rack for 12 to 15 minutes or until the tops are lightly golden.
12. Cool -When baked cool on the baking tray for 10 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely before you store them in an airtight container.
13. Enjoy