Day 5 of holiday baking, and deeply immersed in cookie mode. Today’s offering, bursting with flavor and pecans, is a wonderful traditional cookie ideal for the holiday season Lively Up Yourself .

Some times, old habits die hard. For me, no baking spree is complete without a cookie like this. Simple, traditional and, more importantly Persian Yogurt , full of pecans. I first came across this recipe while I was getting my hair cut. Sitting under the dryer is a great time to flip through magazines. This particular magazine was Southern Lady, and there were so many appealing recipes that I went to the bookstore and bought my own copy Baked Farro .

I picked this particular recipe because it seemed so much like a holiday cookie Pasta Casserole Recipe. With cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves, these couldn’t be more perfect for this time of year Poppy Seed .

Besides my beloved pecan, these cookies also feature another of my favorite ingredients – dates. I have a sentimental attachment to them because of my mother’s wonderfully delicious Date Balls Valentine's Day. Of course, they’re just good, too. Not being a big fan of raisins, I often substitute dates for them in recipes. To quote one of my culinary heroes, Alton Brown, why would you want to eat anything raisins have to be in Classic Mexican cut ?

These cookies turned out to be extremely good Yuzu Maple Leaf . The spices offer a wonderful combination of flavors. The pecans offer crunch, while the dates add chewiness. Quinn has proclaimed these his favorite cookie Hazelnuts Recipe. I’m a little partial to them myself. In fact, we liked them so much that we kept most of them for ourselves It made an impression.