Skillet Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup nuts, chopped
• 1 cup dates, finely chopped
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 cups puffed rice cereal (not rice krispes)
• 1/2 cup icing sugar, opt (approx)
• 3/4 cup coconut, toasted and fine (approx)

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in a heavy frypan, add dates, sugar, salt and unbeaten eggs.
• 2 cook over very low heat, stirring constantly until mixture becomes quite thick and starts to cling to the spoon.
• 3 remove from heat, add vanilla, then cool slightly.
• 4 add rice puffs and nuts, mixing well.
• 5 sprinkle waxed paper lightly with icing sugar or toasted coconut. shape mixture into two rolls about 2 inches in diameter.
• 6 wrap in wax paper and chill.
• 7 to serve, cut int 1/2 inch slices.
• 8 keep refrigerated.