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48 STYLE | food<br />
STICKY DATE COOKIES<br />
Love the pudding, now love the cookies. Sam Parish shares<br />
her recipe for a decadent treat that is sure to be a hit in the household on those<br />
days when a cup of tea and a cookie are required.<br />
MAKES<br />
12-15<br />
INGREDIENTS<br />
100g pitted dates<br />
½ cup firmly packed<br />
brown sugar<br />
80g unsalted butter, chopped<br />
1 tsp vanilla essence<br />
½ tsp ground cinnamon<br />
¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda<br />
2 Tbsp sour cream<br />
1 cup almond meal<br />
cup plain flour<br />
2 Tbsp milk powder (optional)<br />
¼ tsp baking powder<br />
1 egg<br />
¼ cup crushed biscuits<br />
(I use Golden Gaytime Crumbs,<br />
but shortbread would<br />
work well here also).<br />
METHOD<br />
1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease and line two baking trays with<br />
baking paper.<br />
2. Place dates, brown sugar, butter, vanilla essence, cinnamon and<br />
baking soda in a heatproof bowl and microwave on high for two<br />
minutes or until mixture is bubbling. Mix well to combine until<br />
dates have mostly dissolved, leaving some small chunks.<br />
3. To make a caramel topping, transfer two tablespoons of the date<br />
mixture to a separate small bowl and combine with sour cream<br />
and a pinch of salt. Stand until required.<br />
4. Add remaining ingredients, except biscuit crumbs, to the butterdate<br />
mixture and mix to combine into a cookie dough.<br />
5. Divide into heaped tablespoons and, with wet hands, roll into<br />
smooth balls. On lined trays, press into 1cm thick rounds.<br />
6. Use a wet thumb to create an indent in the centre of each<br />
cookie then fill with a heaped teaspoon of the caramel mixture.<br />
7. Scatter cookies with biscuit crumb and bake for 12–14 minutes<br />
or until golden. Cool completely on trays before serving.
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