How to Make Cherry-Date Skillet Cookies - A Step-by-Step Guide

These Cherry-Date Skillet Cookies are a delightful treat that is perfect for any occasion. The combination of sweet cherries, chewy dates, and crunchy pecans is simply irresistible. The best part? These cookies are made right in a cast-iron skillet, which adds a rustic and delicious twist to the traditional cookie-making process.

One of the things that make these cookies so unique is the use of a cast-iron skillet. The skillet helps to create a beautifully golden and crispy exterior w...

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Ingredients

  • 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
  • ½ cup chopped drained maraschino cherries
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 2 ½ cups flaked coconut

Information

  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 10 mins
  • Additional Time: 10 mins
  • Total Time: 30 mins
  • Servings: 12
  • Yield: 3 dozen cookies

  • 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.
  • Nutrition

    484 cal.

    • Total Fat: 33g
    • Saturated Fat: 25g
    • Cholesterol: 56mg
    • Sodium: 184mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 48g
    • Dietary Fiber: 6g
    • Total Sugars: 32g
    • Protein: 4g
    • Vitamin C: 5mg
    • Calcium: 38mg
    • Iron: 4mg
    • Potassium: 327mg