DATE COOKIES

This  cookies is quite sticky to handle but don't add more flour just roll it into small balls while baking it will puff up slightly. Nice aroma produced when boiling the date with sugar, butter and water. Great bake, my son can't stop eating them.  Date Cookies  produces a very soft and delicious cookies that you may want to bake again and again



DATE COOKIES 

125g unsalted butter
3/4 cup pitted dates, chopped
1/2 cup water
1 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 cup self-raising flour
1 1/2 cups plain flour

Directions
Pre-heat the oven to 160C.
Place butter, dates, water and sugar in a saucepan.
Bring to boil then remove from heat. Cool for 5 minutes.
Stir in vanilla essence and flours. Place heaped teaspoons of mixture onto prepared trays or shape into small balls.
Bake for 20 minutes or until golden.