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Date Sweetened Chocolate Chip Cookies

September 20, 2019 by Lindsay 10 Comments

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These Date Sweetened Chocolate Chip Cookies are naturally sweetened with dates and made with just a few simple ingredients! They’re perfect for dessert or an afternoon snack!

Date Sweetened Chocolate Chip Cookies

Hi friends!

I’ve been testing this recipe for date sweetened chocolate chip cookies for you guys for a couple of weeks now. After 5 test batches before I perfected them but I must say they’re pretty darn good. Let’s talk about a few things when it comes to these cookies. 

  1. These cookies contain no added sugar aside from the chocolate chips. (You can find sugar-free chocolate chips if you want them). 
  2. That does not automatically make them healthy. They still contain sugar. Yes, the sugar is naturally occurring in the dates, but it’s still sugar. 

My youngest was actually the inspiration for these cookies. I wanted to develop a no added sugar cookie recipe for him that I could use as a base recipe and these are perfect. Out of all three kids, the youngest actually likes these the best, which works out well for me. I’ll be tweaking the recipe slightly and serving these to him often. 

Date Sweetened Chocolate Chip Cookies

no added sugar, date sweetened chocolate chip cookies

For him, I’ll likely add some ground flax and hemp seeds. I’ll also probably try replacing some of the flour with baby cereal! And I may replace the chocolate chips with finely chopped raisins or chopped dried blueberries. You could also add peanut butter to these for some extra healthy fats!

Here’s how you make them:

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Date Sweetened Chocolate Chip Cookies

date sweetened chocolate chip cookies no added sugar

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These Date Sweetened Chocolate Chip Cookies are naturally sweetened with dates and made with just a few simple ingredients! They’re perfect for dessert or an afternoon snack!

  • Author: Lindsay
  • Prep Time: 5 min
  • Cook Time: 10 min
  • Total Time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 12-14 cookies 1x
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Ingredients

3/4 cup chopped medjool dates (if yours aren’t super soft, soak them in hot water for 5–10 min, then drain)
2 eggs
1/3 cup oil (i use avocado oil)
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/3 cup white whole wheat flour
1/3 cup chocolate chips (or dried fruit of choice)

Instructions

  1. Place chopped dates in a food processor and process until finely chopped.
  2. Add eggs oil and vanilla and process for 1 min.
  3. Add oats, cinnamon and baking soda and process until oats are chopped.
  4. Add flour and pulse a few times.
  5. Add chocolate chips and pulse a few more times.
  6. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes.
  7. Makes 12-14 small cookies.

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So easy right?! I can’t wait to hear what you guys think of these!

These Date Sweetened Chocolate Chip Cookies are naturally sweetened with dates and made with just a few simple ingredients! They're perfect for dessert or an afternoon snack!

Enjoy!
–Lindsay–

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Filed Under: Dessert, Baking Tagged With: Chocolate Chips, Dates, Egg, Oats, Oil, White Whole Wheat Flour

About Lindsay

Lindsay Livingston is a Registered Dietitian and new mom from Columbus, Ohio. On her blog, she shares simple, healthy recipes, nutrition tips, workouts and snapshots of her life. Follow her on Twitter @LeanGrnBeanBlog and Instagram @TheLeanGreenBean and be sure to subscribe via RSS or email so you never miss a post!

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Comments

  1. Laura says

    September 30, 2019 at 2:11 AM

    Great recipe. I cut the dates down to 1/2 cup as I like less-sweet cookies than most people, used olive oil, and used 70% dark chocolate (hand-chopped bits as 70% chips are hard to come by) and they turned out superb. Absolutely loved the texture – soft but not gummy

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  2. Jill says

    September 30, 2019 at 10:27 PM

    So good!!

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  3. Kyle Adams says

    October 12, 2019 at 1:15 PM

    Thanks for your tips Lindsay. I’ve tried a couple of your recipes as I’m trying to go healthy – my problem has always been that I start off with discipline but yo-yo back to whence I came in a month or two. I’m currently Kindle reading this amazing book called Struggle Buster which advocates eating that which you grew up eating even if its deemed carb or fat heavy (in my case dates, hence trying out this recipe of yours 🙂 )…lets see if if works! Many thanks and keep up the great work 🙂 Cheers – Kyle.

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  4. Jill Sung says

    April 30, 2020 at 9:41 AM

    My kids love these cookies! I sometimes substitute out some or all of the oil with banana or the flour with almond flour. Always a favorite! Best of all the recipes for chocolate chip cookies I have found online. Thank you!

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  5. Cecilia says

    May 15, 2020 at 4:56 PM

    Hi Lindsey! Do you think I could sub the whole wheat flour for all purpose, coconut or oat? That´’s all I’ve got right now!

    Thanks

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  6. Meg says

    July 5, 2020 at 12:32 AM

    These cookies are soo good! I just made them and love them. It’s so hard to find good date sweetened treats

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  7. Jennifer says

    July 10, 2020 at 1:04 PM

    SO delicious! I love these warm with a little ice cream. 🙂 I used grapeseed oil, because that’s all I had!

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  8. Nicola says

    August 8, 2020 at 7:47 PM

    Love these cookies for all 3 kids! I use rice cereal instead of flour to up the iron and add hemp seeds too. Have used white chocolate chips before and they were amazing!

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  9. Leslie says

    October 13, 2020 at 1:53 PM

    These were so good! Just the right amount of sweetness. I added 1 cup of dates because that’s what I had and then added more whole wheat flour at the end to make the batter thicker. They still turned out perfectly.

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  10. Sabrina says

    April 3, 2021 at 12:50 PM

    Excellent recipe!!

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