Cherry Date Skillet Cookies

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 8 ounces chopped dates
• 1 egg
• 3 cups crisp rice cereal
• 4 cups sweetened flaked coconut
• 1/2 cup chopped maraschino cherry, drained
• 1 tablespoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 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.
• 2 remove from heat; stir in 1 cup coconut and all remaining ingredients until moistened. let stand 10 minutes.
• 3 shape rounded teaspoonfuls into 1-inch balls; roll in remaining coconut.