| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 20 min |
| Prep: | 10 min |
| Cook: | 10 min |
| Yield: | 36 cookies |
Ingredients
- 1 (18.25-ounce) box classic yellow cake mix
- 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) butter, melted
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons pumpkin pie spice
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup quick-cooking oats
- 1 cup walnuts, chopped and toasted
- 1 cup chopped dates
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Combine cake mix, melted butter, flour, eggs, pumpkin pie spice, and vanilla in large bowl. Beat with a hand mixer for 1 minute, or until well blended. Stir in oats, walnuts and dates. Drop heaping tablespoons of dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet, spacing cookies 2 inches apart. Bake for 10 minutes, or until edges begin to brown. Cool cookies on cookie sheet for 5 minutes and then transfer cookies to a cooling rack or platter.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 36 servings |
| Calories | 153 |
| Total Fat | 7 g |
| Saturated Fat | 3 g |
| Carbohydrates | 21 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Sugar | 11 g |
| Protein | 2 g |
| Cholesterol | 19 mg |
| Sodium | 109 mg |
Reviews
Following the recipe used large table spoons of mixture. Made twenty cookies. These are moist right out of the oven.
Made this due to a mound of fresh dates on hand. Not bad! A little sweet when compared to my usual homemade recipe. Added bittersweet chocolate chips, flaked coconut, old fashioned oats, pecans, walnuts, and of course the chopped dates. Used a scoop to keep them uniform then flattened a bit with the bottom of a glass. Sprinkled with coarse sea salt prior to baking. Overall were quick and satisfied the chocolate chip cookie need. Would try with Apple pie spice.
This is an incredibly flexible recipe for desserts for crowds. I put a variety of things in it–nuts, chocolate chips, crushed toffee, whatever is on hand. I prefer to bake it in a jellyroll pan, with the temperature reduced to 350 for 15 minutes, then decreased to 250 until it is done. I use applesauce to replace the oil, which helps with the healthy quotient.
I also have been known to put icing on the top, depending on what is in the cookie itself.
I also have been known to put icing on the top, depending on what is in the cookie itself.
I just made these cookies, PERFECT! I didn’t have a yellow cake mix, so I used a orange mix, sooooo good! Thank YOu
The cake mix in this cookie leave it soft for days after baking! It is really easy to make oatmeal cookies and have them turn into hard crunchy frisby like disks, but not these. I also use golden raisins and cut the nut portion in half as per my particular tastes. But this is one of my staple Christmas cookies because the cake mixes go on sale and I stock up! Give it a try and you won’t regret it!
They are super easy and quick to make and everyone loves them but I use golden raisins instead of dates.
I made this for my kids and I made some for my collegues, every body loved it. It’s very easy, yammy , and flavourfull. taste 100% home made. I’ll make it again and agian. Thank you Sandra.
These are so delicious, you can’t even imagine! I add chocolate chips, coconut and nuts to make them even more spectacular. Tip: Put the dough in the refridge to harden so the cookies remain plump and not flattened once cooked.
I loved these cookies! I was a little unsure of at first (because I had a horrible experience making the candy cane cookies), but they were very easy to make and taste SO good! I used apple pie spice instead of pumpkin and changed the oven temp and time to fit my oven. They also made the house smell wonderful.
My sister and I have been looking for a way to include the dreaded oat in our diet and this cookie can be changed to include the pecan, which is in abundance in our area.