The easiest way to solve is the to recognize that in javascript dates are just numbers. It counts up in milliseconds starting at Wed Dec 31 1969 18:00:00 GMT-0600 (CST). You can manage it pretty easy with that mind.

const minutesToAdjust = 10;
const millisecondsPerMinute = 60000;
const originalDate = new Date('11/20/2017 10:00 AM');
const modifiedDate1 = new Date(originalDate.valueOf() - (minutesToAdjust * millisecondsPerMinute));
const modifiedDate2 = new Date(originalDate.valueOf() + (minutesToAdjust * millisecondsPerMinute));

console.log(originalDate); // Mon Nov 20 2017 10:00:00 GMT-0600 (CST)
console.log(modifiedDate1); // Mon Nov 20 2017 09:50:00 GMT-0600 (CST)
console.log(modifiedDate2); // Mon Nov 20 2017 10:10:00 GMT-0600 (CST)

The easiest way to solve is the to recognize that in javascript dates are just numbers. It starts 0 or 'Wed Dec 31 1969 18:00:00 GMT-0600 (CST). Every 1 represents a millisecond. You can add or subtract milliseconds by getting the value and instantiating a new date using that value. You can manage it pretty easy with that mind.

const minutesToAdjust = 10;
const millisecondsPerMinute = 60000;
const originalDate = new Date('11/20/2017 10:00 AM');
const modifiedDate1 = new Date(originalDate.valueOf() - (minutesToAdjust * millisecondsPerMinute));
const modifiedDate2 = new Date(originalDate.valueOf() + (minutesToAdjust * millisecondsPerMinute));

console.log(originalDate); // Mon Nov 20 2017 10:00:00 GMT-0600 (CST)
console.log(modifiedDate1); // Mon Nov 20 2017 09:50:00 GMT-0600 (CST)
console.log(modifiedDate2); // Mon Nov 20 2017 10:10:00 GMT-0600 (CST)