Parve Date Roll Cookies

Tu BiShvat is coming up soon and it’s time to start thinking about a dessert that incorporates fruits to celebrate the holiday. My recipe for date roll cookies is definitely an easy and yummy option. The filling of the cookies is a date spread and chopped walnuts. Traditionally for Tu BiShvat, you want to use fruits of the 7 species (shivat haminim) so the date spread fits perfectly!

The cookies are parve – non dairy and are vegan too so it fits as a perfect dessert for people who are on the vegan diet.

The dough has a neutral vanilla flavor so it's not sweet and not savory. Actually there is no sugar in the cookies at all besides the powdered sugar for a garnish. The cookies are only sweet because of the date filling which makes them a bit healthier too.

The trick for this cookie dough is to use boiling water. When mixed with oil and flour, it creates a very easy to handle dough without cooling it in the fridge and letting the dough rest. This process makes the recipe quicker to whip up and as I mentioned already, it's nondairy dough. So it's even better than a dough made with butter that usually requires cooling time in the fridge.

Last year I shared a fruit cake and fruit sushi for Tu BiShvat, both are parve too, be sure to check them out!

Here is the recipe for these date roll cookies:

Parve Date Roll Cookies

Simple non-dairy roll cookies filled with date spread. Perfect for Tu Bishvat or any other occasion.

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 30 mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine Mediterranean

Servings 12 cookies

Ingredients

  

For the dough:

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ cup boiling water
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla paste/extract

For the filling:

• ½ cup date spread
• Handful chopped walnuts

For garnish:

• Powdered sugar

Instructions

 

• Set the oven to 180°C / 350°F with the fan.
• In a bowl, add all the dough ingredients.
• Mix well to create a unified dough.
• Roll the dough into a rectangle and spread the date spread evenly.
• Sprinkle the chopped walnuts on top.
• Roll the rectangle shape into a roll with a spiral.
• With a knife, make marks on the roll, make them deep to help the inside of the roll bake well.
• Transfer the roll to a baking pan.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes.
• Cool at room temperature.
• Sprinkle powdered sugar on top of the roll.
• Cut the roll according to the marks you made before into individual cookies.
• Have a cookie and enjoy!