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Orange Chocolate Date Cookies

Pillsbury Kitchens
Updated Apr 22, 2021
Bake-Off® Contest 46, 2013
Mike Salmonson
Hibbing, Minnesota
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Mix up orange, chocolate, dates and nuts in a moist and chewy cookie jar fave.

Orange Chocolate Date Cookies

  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total 2 hr 0 min
  • Ingredients 7
  • Servings 36
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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F (or 325°F for dark or nonstick cookie sheets). Spray large cookie sheets with Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray. Let cookie dough stand at room temperature 10 minutes to soften.
  • Step 
    2
    In large bowl, break up cookie dough. Add cocoa, marmalade, liqueur, vanilla and 1 tablespoon water; beat with electric mixer on medium speed until blended. Stir in dates and cashews until well blended. Cover; refrigerate 30 minutes for easier handling.
  • Step 
    3
    Shape dough into 1 3/4-inch balls. Bake 11 to 18 minutes or until puffed and edges are set. Do not over bake. Cool on cookie sheets 2 minutes; remove to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 15 minutes. Store in covered container.

Nutrition

160 Calories
6g Total Fat
1g Protein
24g Total Carbohydrate
4g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
160
Calories from Fat
60
Total Fat
6g
9%
Saturated Fat
1 1/2g
8%
Trans Fat
1 1/2g
Cholesterol
0mg
0%
Sodium
85mg
4%
Potassium
75mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate
24g
8%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
4g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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