Recipe - Cherry Date Skillet Cookies

1 cup Butter
1 cup Brown sugar, packed
8 ounce Chopped dates
1 Egg
3 cup Crispy rice cereal
1 cup Coconut flakes
One half cup Maraschino cherries
Drained, chopped
1 tablespoon Vanilla extract
2 One half cup Coconut flakes for
Rolling

In a 10inch skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Stir in the sugar
and dates; remove from heat. Stir in the egg. Return to the heat; continue
cooking over medium heat, stirring constantly, for 4 to 6 minutes until the
mixture comes to a full boil. Boil, stirring constantly, for 1 minute;
remove from heat. Stir in rice cereal, 1 cup coconut, cherries and vanilla
extract until moistened. Let stand for 10 minutes. Shape rounded
teaspoonfuls of dough into 1inch balls. Roll each ball in the remaining
coconut.

Recipe By : Land O Lakes Cookie Collection

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