cherry-date skillet cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 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
• 1/2 cup chopped drained maraschino cherries
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups flaked coconut

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 30 mins


• 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.