Mom's Date-Nut Cookies recipe

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Ingredients

½ cup butter
1 cup white sugar
1 cup chopped dates
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 egg, beaten
2 ½ cups crisp rice cereal
2 cups flaked coconut, or to taste

Nutrition Info

160.3 calories
carbohydrate: 20.3 g
cholesterol: 17 mg
fat: 9 g
fiber: 1.6 g
protein: 1.6 g
saturatedFat: 4.4 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 69.9 mg
sugar: 15.7 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add sugar, dates, walnuts, and beaten egg. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Boil until dates have softened and melted into the mixture, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in rice cereal.

  2. Place coconut in a shallow bowl.

  3. Scoop rounded teaspoonfuls of dough and drop them into the coconut, rolling and pressing until coated.

Recipe Yield

24 cookies

Recipe Note

Quick and easy date-nut cookies! All in one pan! Mom and I have made these every year for Christmas since I can remember. Store in an airtight container.

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