Ingredients

For the Date purée

1/4 cup dates pitted

For the dough

1/4 cup soya flour

1/4 cup whole wheat flour

1/4 cup margarine

2 tablespoons sugar

Preparation

For the date purée

  1. Chop the dates into small pieces and add 1/2 cup of water.

  2. Bring to a boil in a non-stick pan and simmer for 10 to 12 minutes till the dates are soft and mushy.

  3. Cool and keep aside.

For the dough

  1. Combine the whole wheat flour, margarine and sugar in a bowl, mix it with your hand till the mixture resembles bread crumbs.

  2. Add the cooled date purée and knead it into a dough.

  3. Cover with a plastic wrap and refrigerate for 15 minutes.

  4. Roll out into a sheet of 6 mm. (1/4") thickness and cut out cookies approx. 37 mm. (1-1/2") in diameter using a cookie cutter.

  5. Re-roll the scraps of dough to make more cookies and place them on a baking sheet lined with wax paper.

  6. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 360ºF for 25 minutes or till the cookies are golden brown.