The great-granddaughter of Henry and Isabella Parkes—your equivalent of a first lady—provided this dish in honor of the 100th anniversary of Australia’s Federation. Although we refer to them as biscuits rather than cookies in Australia, they are well worth tasting.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 10 mins |
| Total Time: | 30 mins |
| Servings: | 50 |
| Yield: | 50 biscuits |
Ingredients
- ⅔ cup butter, softened
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ cup hot water
- 1 ½ cups chopped pitted dates
- 1 ½ cups golden raisins
- 1 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). In a small bowl, dissolve baking soda in hot water. Stir in the dates and raisins; set aside.
- In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the date and raisin mixture. Combine the flour and cinnamon; mix into the batter until just blended. Finally stir in the walnuts. Drop dough by tablespoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheet. Cookies should be at least 1 inch apart.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly browned. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 93 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 13 g |
| Cholesterol | 14 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 1 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Sodium | 33 mg |
| Sugars | 7 g |
| Fat | 4 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
It was delicious and my classmates did also like it!!!
I wanted a fairly simple and quick cookie recipe to bake and give as a hostess gift. This recipe fit the bill, but I did not get 50 cookies. Maybe I was too generous with the dough. Nonetheless, these are terrific. They almost melt in your mouth and are wonderful with coffee, tea or hot chocolate. I didn’t have pitted dates on hand so I increased the raisins and chopped walnuts. Next time I’ll use dates also. Watch the baking time! 8-minutes was all it took.
I chose this recipe for my son’s International Week at school. His class was studying Australia and he wanted an Australian dish for the potluck. When you are baking these cookies, the wonderful aroma just permeates throughout the whole house. And they taste wonderful too!