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Dates Mascarpone Olive Oil Anise Cookies

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We bought a big box of dates a month ago. My original plan was to make some mamoul, however it did not happen and dates were sitting in the pantry. My hubby when ever goes into the pantry will say you see the box of dates is here, try it and I will be happy if it is eaten and not thrown into the garbage after some time. As usual I would nod my head and say I am going to make something with them. Last week I went out to shop at Whole Foods, a specialty store; I love to shop there, and the aim was to find whole white wheat flour. 

Yes I did finally buy them. Now I can experiment with white whole wheat flour. While leaving the store my little one started crying, so in order to change her attention I took a pamphlet of Whole Foods and gave it to her. Poor girl (perhaps irritated by our shopping) after getting into car stopped crying and put aside the pamphlet and started sleeping. When I glanced through the pamphlet I saw a recipe which I liked and decided to give it a try. It was written as savory crackers. My hubby also immediately agreed on it as it is savory one. However one thing I didn’t like way was about using 3 eggs. I was not in a mood to use eggs and I had some homemade mascarpone that needed to be used. 

I had read that anise and dates goes well, so they both got a place in cookie ingredients, and then came olive oil, orange zest and black pepper. It made very tasty cookies with a sweet taste (without any added sugar), a tinge of black pepper, goodness of mascarpone along with aroma of anise. Yes it is keeper recipe, and as it is Christmas time; I decided to make star shaped cookies. This cookie is sweet on its own, and if you still need sugary cookies, you can add some extra sugar. Here goes the recipe. 
Print recipe from here

What you need

All purpose flour: 1 cup (I used unbleached flour)
Chopped dates: ½ cup
Black pepper: ¼ teaspoon
Baking powder: 1/8 teaspoon
Anise seed: ¼ teaspoon
Orange zest: 1 teaspoon (Zest of one orange)
Mascarpone cheese: 1/5 cup (I used homemade)
Olive oil: 1/5 cup
Water: ¼ cup
Milk: 2 tablespoon

How I made

Preheat oven to 350F. Line  two baking   tray or cookie sheet with aluminum foil and set aside.
Pulse ½ cup flour with dates in food processor or mixer grinder until dates gets finely chopped, transfer to a large bowl. 
Stir in remaining flour, orange zest, salt, pepper and baking powder. Mix in mascarpone cheese and oil into the center and stir until everything get incorporated. It resembles bread crumbs, to this gradually add water and knead to form soft dough. 
Wrap the dough with cling wrap and set aside in refrigerator for about 30 minutes. 

After 30 minutes, knead dough once again and transfer to work bench and flatten them using a roller. Found this part was sticky so used a Ziploc bag and pressed a small ball of dough in between them using a roller to form a thin sheet of ¼ inch thickness. 

Cut them using star shaped cookie cutter and arranged on prepared baking sheet. Brush the top of cookies with milk and bake for about 10-15 minutes or until they become golden brown. 

Remove from the baking sheets and set aside to cool in cooling rack. Once it cooled, store it in airtight container.  Since cookies were  finished within  two days  I don’t know the shelf life of them.

Preparation time: 45 minutes
Yield: 25 cookies
Verdict: Addictive
Will you make it again: yes I will

This delicious cookies going to

December cook off recipes by  Kitchen Corners

It is time to Jingle again hosted by  Assankhana

Celebrate sweets;Sugarless event hosted by  Sara’s corner  originally started by Nivedita.

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  1. sinfullyspicy says

    Very Cool idea to make cookies with dates & Olive Oil..these could be addictive I know!

  2. Cool Lassi(e) says

    The cookies look scrumptious!

  3. Srimathi says

    Good that you put the dates to good use. I am sure they would have tasted perfect.

  4. Elisabeth says

    Swathi-such a coincidence. I have a huge bag of seedless dates from Costco that is just sitting in my frig, that I have not made anything with, but home made mascarpone?…you are a genius!
    Just how do you make that?

    The cookies look so yummy, and I do have a bag of white whole wheat flour too. Will, for sure make these yummy cookies. It will also look festive with some royal icing.
    Thanks for sharing!

  5. G.Pavani says

    crispy n delicious cookies..

  6. Harini says

    yumm delicious and attractive.. bookmarked!

  7. savitha ramesh says

    wow cool cookies.feel like grabbing some…

  9. Dimah says

    These cookies look great!

  10. divya says

    This looks awesome…mouth watering.

  12. Melissa (The Sword in the Scone) says

    Great idea! Very different, but I’m sure its tasty.

  13. Shanavi says

    Very good job..Loving it

  14. Sanyukta Gour(Bayes) says

    tht looks so so delicious n mouthwatering….wow

  15. Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal says

    wow, those are simply amazing

  16. Priya says

    So cute and pretty yummy cookies…

  17. Jaisy James says

    looks perfect and yummy 2

  18. Pushpa says

    Cute delicious cookies,looks delicious.

  19. Kairali sisters says

    I love it i love it..Love the star cookies….

  20. PALATABLE says

    Black pepper and anise in the cookies …this sounds terrific, rarely found such combo. Love the ingredients you’ve used and these are my kind of cookies I like most. Delicious!

    http://treatntrick.blogspot.com

  21. michelangelo in the kitchen says

    I rate your cookies 5 star! Wonderful shape and flavor! Ideal for the holiday table! Got to find the same cookie cutter soon! Thanks for this celestial idea!!! Happy holidays!

  22. Curry Leaf says

    Wow,love the cookies Swathi. I love baking cookies and these are 5 Star cookies. PERFECT.Nice ideas and combo you used

  23. honeybeecooksjackfruit says

    So many different flavors coming together… Sounds delicious and really different!

  24. Sushma Mallya says

    Perfect for Xmas…looks too good..

  25. Gayathri's Cook Spot says

    Looks so lovely. Bookmarked..

  26. Chitra says

    cute presentation 🙂

  27. notyet100 says

    very cute louv the ingredinets

  28. Indie.Tea says

    Those sound great!
    p.s. I like the white background…it makes your blog ‘pop’ and look very clean and easy to read.

  29. Peggy says

    Anise and dates sound like a great combination! I’m sure these cookies were delicious!

  30. sanjeeta kk says

    Cookies look crisp and delicious.

    Lite Bite

  31. Jay says

    wow…drooling recipe..truly innovative..
    Tasty appetite

  32. Faith says

    Dates and anise are really lovely together! What beautiful cookies!

  33. Priya Sreeram says

    what a crackling combination of ingredients—wow ! loved it !!

  34. Joanne says

    I hear dates are awesome for sweetening baked goods! THese cookies sound delicious.

  35. Subhie Arun says

    wow..awesome combo..n pics…neva tried before..love it!

  36. Sarah Naveen says

    oh wow!!! that looks fabulous..!!! loved it a lot!!

  37. saritha says

    cookies are so tempting ..snow man is sooooo lovely…

  38. Reeni says

    I love every single thing in these Swathi! They sound incredibly good and the stars are real pretty and festive! I love that white whole wheat flour – I use it all the time.

  39. aipi says

    Lovely treats for this festive season..

    US Masala

  40. Happy Cook says

    A real festive looking cookie and i am sure they tasted yummy too.

  41. Talita says

    What a cute star, Swathi! I thought it was sweet star. =)

    I’ve never tried mascarpone cheese but sounds delicious to me!

  42. Ananda Rajashekar says

    Loving all the ingredients there sounds like a fab idea!

  43. Fathima says

    love these star cookies.. perfect for gifts!

  44. notyet100 says

    thanks for dropping by,will be glad if u send these cookies for the jingle event on my blog they look perfect for the event

  45. Susan and Abraham says

    perfect for Christmas gifts!

  46. Malar Gandhi says

    Merry Christmas, splendid creation…the result it yummilious. Very heart healthy…like the whole-grain kind of stuff:)

  47. Viki's Kitchen says

    Cookies look so beautiful dear. Must have tasted great with dates and anise.

  48. Renata says

    Love the star shaped cookies. Dates and anise sound great! I’d love to try these!