--- title: "Perfect Breakfast \"Date\" Cookies" description: Naturally sweetened and packed with fiber, these little gems will give you the energy boost you need to get going in the morning.  image: https://blog.joolies.com/hubfs/New%20Blog%20Compress%20Images/download.png --- [![Joolies California Superfruit](https://blog.joolies.com/hubfs/joolies_logo_tm11.png)](https://joolies.com/) - [Shop](https://joolies.com/collections/all) - [Find Us](https://joolies.com/pages/find-us) - [Recipes & More](https://blog.joolies.com/) - [Date-able Recipes](https://blog.joolies.com/tag/date-able-recipes) - [Company News](https://blog.joolies.com/tag/company-news) - [Healthy Living](https://blog.joolies.com/tag/healthy-living) - [Dates 101](https://blog.joolies.com/tag/dates-101) - [Our Dates](https://joolies.com/pages/our-dates) - [Sustainability](https://go.joolies.com/sustainability) - [Our Story](https://joolies.com/pages/our-story) - [Wholesale](https://go.joolies.com/wholesale) [![julies](https://blog.joolies.com/hubfs/Joolies_June_2019/Images/logo.svg)](https://joolies.com/) ![organic medjool dates](https://blog.joolies.com/hubfs/Scree8oluynshot_111.png) # Date Book [All](https://blog.joolies.com/) [Date-able Recipes](https://blog.joolies.com/tag/date-able-recipes) [Company News](https://blog.joolies.com/tag/company-news) [Healthy Living](https://blog.joolies.com/tag/healthy-living) [Dates 101](https://blog.joolies.com/tag/dates-101) # Perfect Breakfast "Date" Cookies 1 Minute Read Tags: [Date-able Recipes](https://blog.joolies.com/tag/date-able-recipes) [Vegan](https://blog.joolies.com/tag/vegan) [Vegetarian](https://blog.joolies.com/tag/vegetarian) [Dairy-Free](https://blog.joolies.com/tag/dairy-free) [Soy-Free](https://blog.joolies.com/tag/soy-free) [Oil-Free](https://blog.joolies.com/tag/oil-free) [Egg-Free](https://blog.joolies.com/tag/egg-free) [Refined Sugar-Free](https://blog.joolies.com/tag/refined-sugar-free) [Breakfast](https://blog.joolies.com/tag/breakfast) [Snack](https://blog.joolies.com/tag/snack) [Dessert](https://blog.joolies.com/tag/dessert) Written by [Abby](https://blog.joolies.com/author/abby) ![](https://blog.joolies.com/hubfs/New%20Blog%20Compress%20Images/download.png)   Cookies for breakfast? You don't have to ask us twice! These vegan date cookies are the perfect pairing with your morning coffee☕ or tea🍵 They also make a great portable snack when you need a quick bite of energy!   Naturally sweetened and packed with fiber from Joolies medjool dates, these little gems will give you the ⚡energy boost⚡ you need to get going in the morning. They can also be made gluten-free--just swap out the wheat flour for a gluten-free version. We promise they will taste just as yummy!😊    Comment and let us know much you loved this recipe! Be sure to tag us on [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/jooliesdates/) and [Pinterest](https://www.pinterest.com/jooliesdates/overview/) so we can see all your date-able date recipe recreations!   *Recipe created by Elyse, from Bee Keeper Marketing.*   ![download (1) (1)](https://blog.joolies.com/hs-fs/hubfs/New%20Blog%20Compress%20Images/download%20(1)%20(1).png?width=1280&name=download%20(1)%20(1).png)   ## Perfect Breakfast “Date” Cookies (Vegan) -  Prep time: 25 minutes - Cook time: 9-11 minutes - Total time: 35 minutes   **INGREDIENTS:** - 1 cup whole wheat flour - 1 tsp baking soda - 2 tbsp flax seed meal - 1/2 tsp salt - 3 tbsp unsweetened coconut flakes - 1/2 cup peanut butter - 1/3 cup maple syrup - 1 tsp vanilla - 1 cup chopped [Joolies dates](https://joolies.com/collections/all/products/organic-medjool-dates-two-pitted-9oz-bags) - 2 tbsp chocolate chips (optional) - 2-3 tbsp almond milk or water   **DIRECTIONS:** 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet. 2. In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda, flax, coconut flakes, and salt until thoroughly combined and then set aside. 3. In a separate bowl, mix the peanut butter date or maple syrup, and vanilla.  4. Next, combine the flour mixture with the wet ingredients. Stir in the chopped dates and chocolate chips. *Note: the batter will be dry.* 5. Add water or almond milk until the batter is moistened.  6. Scoop batter onto the lined baking sheet and flatten with a fork.  7. 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We promise they will taste just as yummy!😊 Comment and let us know much you loved this recipe! Be sure to tag us on Instagram and Pinterest so we can see all your date-able recreations! Recipe created by Elyse, from Bee Keeper Marketing. 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