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Frosted Date Creams

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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated May 24, 2005
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Satisfy your need for homemade cookies with moist and chewy, fruit- and nut-packed, frosted cookies. Mmm.

Frosted Date Creams

  • Prep Time 45 min
  • Total 1 hr 45 min
  • Servings 48
  • Ingredients 14
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Ingredients

Cookies

  • 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 package (8 ounces) chopped dates
  • 1/2 cup chopped nuts

Vanilla Frosting

  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3 to 4 tablespoons hot water
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 400°F. Lightly grease cookie sheet. In large bowl, beat 1/4 cup butter, the brown sugar, sour cream, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and the egg with spoon. Stir in flour, baking soda and baking powder. Stir in dates and nuts.
  • Step 
    2
    Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheet. Bake about 10 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
  • Step 
    3
    Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, melt 1/2 cup butter over low heat. Stir in powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla until blended. Stir in water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until frosting is smooth and spreadable. Spread cooled cookies with Vanilla Frosting.

Nutrition

110 Calories
4 1/2g Total Fat
1g Protein
17g Total Carbohydrate
14g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
110
Calories from Fat
40
Total Fat
4 1/2g
7%
Saturated Fat
2g
11%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
15mg
4%
Sodium
40mg
2%
Potassium
50mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
17g
6%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
14g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
2%
2%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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