Oatmeal Date Spice Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 (18.25-ounce) box classic yellow cake mix
• 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) butter, melted
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons pumpkin pie spice
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup quick-cooking oats
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped and toasted
• 1 cup chopped dates

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Combine cake mix, melted butter, flour, eggs, pumpkin pie spice, and vanilla in large bowl. Beat with a hand mixer for 1 minute, or until well blended. Stir in oats, walnuts and dates. Drop heaping tablespoons of dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet, spacing cookies 2 inches apart. Bake for 10 minutes, or until edges begin to brown. Cool cookies on cookie sheet for 5 minutes and then transfer cookies to a cooling rack or platter.