If you like the delicious smell that comes from Cinnabon, then you'll love smelling these cookies bake in your kitchen!

Using pitted dates in some of my cookie recipes has been an interesting addition but has turned out wonderfully. If you'd like to learn a bit about the many health benefits of dates, you can check it out here.

I made this recipe a couple times. Once with a whole egg and another batch with just the yolk. If you like fluffier, softer cookies then use a whole egg. If you like more of a dense, harder cookie then use the yolk only.

When placing the raw cookie dough on the baking sheet, I suggest forming the dough into cookie shapes and flattening them a bit. Because they do not spread out. Basically what you see raw is what you'll get baked hehe. Just a little tip from Laura's Kitchen 🙂

*Tip on using pure Stevia extract powder

I decided to use Stevia powder instead of sugar in some of my recipes.

Stevia is a natural and calorie-free sweetener that comes from the Stevia rebaudiana herb, which originates from South America. It’s incredibly sweet – up to 400 times sweeter than regular sugar. But unlike sugar, it does not cause a spike in your blood glucose levels.

Because of its potency...the tiniest bit will go a very long way.  And I know that everyone has their own personal preference on how sweet they like their foods. So giving an exact amount to put into recipes is very hard to judge. As an example, that's why I'll recommend "1 to 2 pinches" because I know everyone likes foods sweetened differently.

So you'll have to experiment. Start out with a very little amount, taste the dough, and add a little more if needed.

If you don't like Stevia or would rather use white sugar, organic coconut sugar, or a natural sweetener, that's fine!

But you'll have to figure out the amount to put in. Because if the recipe calls for "1 or 2 pinches of stevia powder" you're going to need more than just 1 to 2 pinches of regular sugar because of the difference in potency of sweetness.

I've learned that roughly:

1 teaspoon of sugar = a pinch to 1/16 teaspoon

So hopefully that would give you a rough idea!

Not sure what brand of Stevia is best to try? Or what to look for in the store? Click here for help!

Servings: 9 Cookies