Healthier Soft Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda 
• 0.8 cup brown sugar packed
• 1 cup butter softened
• 1 cup dates diced pitted
• 2  eggs 
• 1 cup flour all-purpose
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 
• 3 cups rolled oats 
• 1 teaspoon salt 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
• 0.5 cup sugar white
• 1 cup flour whole wheat

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• oven
• wire rack
• hand mixer

Directions

1. Beat butter, white sugar, and brown sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth.
2. Add eggs, one at a time, allowing each egg to blend into the butter mixture before adding the next. Beat in vanilla extract.
3. Combine all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon in a separate bowl; stir into butter mixture. Fold in oats and dates. Cover and chill dough for at least one hour.
4. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease two baking sheets.
5. Roll dough into walnut-sized balls and place 2 inches apart onto baking sheets. Flatten each cookie with a large fork.
6. Bake in preheated oven until cookies are golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.