Reviewed: Jun. 23, 2009

Excellent recipe! The cookie dough is so flavorful and combines really well with the sweet date compote. I think I made mine really big, but that let me put a lot of filling in each - which turned out super. Mmm. I will make these again. The only thing I changed is that I added some cinnamon and some lemon juice to the dates.

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Arcticwoman

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Living In: Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

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Reviewed: Jan. 26, 2009

I don't know what happened, but they were just okay. I followed the recipe to a T. I'd play around with it next time and try to tweak it.

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little.mrs.h

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada

Living In: Penticton, British Columbia, Canada

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Reviewed: Aug. 28, 2008

For me, these cookies were just O.K., but my family and co-workers really liked them. The filling was good, but the cookie itself seemed to be missing something. They were a little time consuming to make, and I also had plenty of filling leftover. Not sure if I will make these again or try a different recipe.

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Kelli F.

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Petrolia, Ontario, Canada

Living In: Sarnia, Ontario, Canada

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Reviewed: Dec. 16, 2005

Fantastic cookies although they are somewhat labor-intensive. Try adding an egg then you won't need to add the extra tablespoons of water at the end. That makes them a little lighter and the dough easier to handle.

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Ahme

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Reviewed: Aug. 9, 2005

These were really good. The dough was a little difficult to roll, probably because of the oats. I used rasins instead of dates. I doubled the recipe of both the filling and the dough. I filled the cookies FULL with the raisins, and the ratio of dough to filling was perfect! Maybe others were skimpy with the filling, or maybe dates fill the cookie differently! No matter....these were great....thanks Gordon! Oh...I also added a little cinnamon to my raisin mixture...yum!

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Reviewed: Dec. 28, 2003

This recipe was a blast from the past for me, when I was little my mom made these cookies, with just a little twist; She cut the cookies out with half of them having a timble hole for the tops, then when the cookies were cool she would fill them with the date mixture. When I came to mix the cookies, I had to add 4 more tablespoons of water to make them moist enough to stick together. I gave these cookies for part of my Christmas presents this year, they went over GREAT!

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Reviewed: Dec. 7, 2001

I remember my grandmother making these when I was a child. They rolled fine for me once I added the extra water recomended, but you do get a bit extra filling. A *GREAT* addition to this that grandma used to do is to frost the top cookie with a lightly peppermint flavored frosting. Sounds odd maybe but it's a great flavor addition to the date and oatmeal!!

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