Preheat oven to 400 and line cookie sheet with aluminum foil.
Cut bacon strips in half.
Take a date pull open at seam and fill with cheese. Wrap ½ slice of bacon around the date and poke through with a toothpick to hold together. Place on cookie sheet seam side down. Repeat until desired amount of dates.
Cook 20-25 minutes. Serve warm, or can be served room temperature.
Recipe by One Green Fork at https://www.onegreenfork.com/bacon-wrapped-dates/