CHERRY-DATE SKILLET COOKIES

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This has been handed down through three generations in my family. It's an easy no-bake cookie that adds color to a Christmas plate.

Provided by Rhonda Nyland

Categories Desserts Cookies No-Bake Cookie Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 cup butter
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 (8 ounce) package chopped pitted dates
1 egg, beaten
3 cups crispy rice cereal
1 cup chopped coconut
½ cup chopped drained maraschino cherries
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 ½ cups flaked coconut

Steps:

Melt butter in a 10-inch skillet over medium heat. Add sugar and dates to the melted butter; stir until the sugar dissolves, 1 to 2 minutes.
Remove skillet from heat, add egg, and stir quickly to prevent the egg from cooking.
Return skillet to medium heat and cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture comes to a full boil, 4 to 6 minutes; cook at a boil, stirring constantly, for 1 minute more.
Remove skillet from heat. Stir rice cereal, chopped coconut, chopped cherries, and vanilla extract with the dates. Let mixture cool until beginning to firm, about 10 minutes.
Shape mixture by rounded teaspoonful into 1-inch balls. Spread flaked coconut into a wide, shallow dish and roll balls in the coconut to coat.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 483.6 calories, Carbohydrate 47.7 g, Cholesterol 56.2 mg, Fat 33.4 g, Fiber 6.1 g, Protein 3.5 g, SaturatedFat 25.4 g, Sodium 183.9 mg, Sugar 32.3 g