Cherry Date Skillet Cookies Recipes

CHERRY-DATE SKILLET COOKIES

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.

CHERRY DATE SKILLET COOKIES

Steps:

• Melt butter in 10-inch skillet; stir in brown sugar and dates. Remove from heat. Stir in egg; return to heat. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a full boil (4 to 6 minutes). Boil, stirring constantly, 1 minute.
• Remove from heat; stir in 1 cup coconut and all remaining ingredients until moistened. Let stand 10 minutes.
• Shape rounded teaspoonfuls into 1-inch balls; roll in remaining coconut.