A Quick Easy Stovetop Holiday Cookie Recipe - Country Recipes Style

With the holidays upon us, many are hustling around cooking and crafting in preparation for the celebrations taking place. You may be doing some of these things yourself. While some of these types of things are quite time consuming, other ones are quick and easy to do.

If you are not highly skilled at home made goodies or crafts, you may be looking for the simple more basic ideas to try your hand at doing. Are you looking for a quick, easy cookie to add to your goodies for your gathering? Check out the recipe below to see if it will fit the bill. Date Coconut Krispies

Ingredients
1 pound of pitted chopped dates
1 stick of butter
1 cup of sugar
1 teaspoon of vanilla
4 cups of Rice Krispies cereal
1 cup of coconut

Powdered sugar Directions: Cook dates, butter and sugar together in a heavy skillet on medium heat, CountryRecipes Style, stirring constantly, Stovetop Holiday Cookie Recipe, until the mixture is mushy. Stir in the vanilla. Add the Rice Krispies and coconut and mix thoroughly. Let mixture cool enough to handle it and form it into about 1-inch balls. Roll in powdered sugar and allow to completely cool. Recoat with powdered sugar. Young and old alike love these chewy, sweet cookies. They take very little time to make and keep quite well without becoming hard or stale. This makes them ideal for parties and gifts.

Optional ingredients: Nuts could be used in place of the coconut for those who do not like the coconut. Just make sure the nuts are chopped finely. Cinnamon makes a nice addition to the powdered sugar to give a different flavor. If you enjoy chocolate coconut-add a quarter cup of regular cocoa powder to the dates, butter, and sugar as they cook. Dust them with cocoa powder rather than powdered sugar when they are done. Substitute almond flavoring for vanilla for a unique flavor combination.

Make these cookies for your next holiday gathering. Just make sure to make plenty of them, so you have some left for your private enjoyment. There is nothing better than homemade treats made through loving crafting efforts of the host. People appreciate the extra touches these add to the party.