Date Pecan Cookies | Saveur

Ingredients

• 1 cup (6½ oz.) medjool dates
• 16 Tbsp. (8 oz.) unsalted butter, softened
• ½ cup dark brown sugar
• ⅓ cup plus 2 Tbsp. white sugar
• 3 Tbsp. date syrup
• 2 large, room-temperature eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla paste or extract
• 2½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. fine sea salt
• ½ tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. freshly ground cardamom
• 5¼ oz. toasted pecans, coarsely chopped (1⅓ cup)
• Flaky sea salt, for sprinkling (optional)