Cherry-Date Skillet Cookies
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Cooking:
10 min.
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Servings per container:
12
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Ingredients for - Cherry-Date Skillet Cookies

1. Butter - 1 cup
2. Firmly packed brown sugar - 1 cup
3. Chopped pitted dates - 1 (8 ounce) package
4. Egg, beaten - 1
5. Crispy rice cereal - 3 cups
6. Chopped coconut - 1 cup
7. Chopped drained maraschino cherries - ½ cup
8. Vanilla extract - 1 tablespoon
9. Flaked coconut - 2 ½ cups

How to cook deliciously - Cherry-Date Skillet Cookies

1. Stage

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.

2. Stage

Remove skillet from heat, add egg, and stir quickly to prevent the egg from cooking.

3. Stage

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.

4. Stage

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.

5. Stage

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.