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2008 Holiday Cookie Contest Recipe: Angel Delights
F.V., Hammond, IN
This recipe named Angel Delights was a recipe I made for my children when they were Little Angels. The recipe is so easy. It was perfect for me to make when I was such a busy mother of six children.
ACTIVE TIME: 30 minutes
TOTAL TIME: 30 minutes
TO MAKE AHEAD: Cover and refrigerate for up to 1 week.
Makes about 4 dozen cookies.
1/4 cup unsalted butter
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups chopped dates (about 8 ounces)
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups toasted rice cereal, such as Rice Krispies
1 cup shredded coconut
1. Combine butter, sugar and dates in medium saucepan. Cook, stirring constantly, over low heat until the butter is melted and the mixture resembles a paste. Remove from the heat.
2. Add salt, vanilla, cereal and coconut; stir well to combine.
3. When cool enough to handle, roll the mixture into 1-inch balls. Place on a wax paper-lined baking sheet. Refrigerate until chilled.
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION: Per cookie: 52 calories; 2 g fat (1 g sat, 0 g mono); 3 mg cholesterol; 10 g carbohydrate; 0 g protein; 0 g fiber; 15 mg sodium; 39 mg potassium.
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I LOVE these cookies! We have them at Christmas and I CAN'T get enough!!
Gail Harris, Camden, TN |
I made these at Christmas in the 70s except I added pecans! Yummy!
Brenda, New Braunfels, Te |
I enjoyed these as a child and now my own children enjoy them.
Amy, Sharpsburg, GA |
Ok, just wanted to know what amount represents a serving, 1, 2 or 3 cookies
Wilda, Benton, KY |
Haven't tryed but sounds great. Husband diabetic & always looking for an easy sweet treat for him that I don't have to bake in the summer.
Chris Gregory, Tremont, IL |
These are to die for!!
Alicia Callahan, Centerville, GA |
These sound delicious! Can these be made ahead of time and frozen for the holidays?
Elaine Brod, Waldwick, NJ |
UCK!! I hate coconut. Won't try this one.
Deanne Harmon, Pensacola, FL |
These sound wonderful and easy to make. Also I am on W.W.'s and these cookies are only 1 pt. a piece. I am always looking for yummy recipes with low points. I will use this one for sure !!! But I do have one question. How many cookies does this recipe make?
Jan Biggerstaff, Brenham, TX |
I have been looking for this recipe for thirty years! I had a friend who made them for my son when he was very small. She also added nuts of whatever kind she happened to have on hand. They were wonderful. Thank you!
Della Henderson, Lake Worth, FL |
They are delicious, I omit coconut and add chopped pecans instead and I will roll mine in powdered sugar then store in an airtight container. Most of the time I roll out 30-40 pieces.
Tammie Hodges, Jesup, GA |
I made these yummy cookies during the Christmas holidays in the early 70's but I added chopped pecans. Our family's favorite!
Brenda Clifton, New Braunfels, Te |
I am also on WW and have decided to add Fiber One cereal in addition to the ingredients. Makes them a tiny bit healthier I think. Can't wait to make them.
Cathy Creveling, Johnson City, NY |
I love these cookies - try to make them every year - except we call them date balls, no coconut, and roll them in powdered sugar. Perfect bite - crunchy, sweet, and very chewy.
Nancy, New Braunfels, TX |
My Mom made these when I was a kid.....the date mixture is yummy- we had these at Christmas!
Joan, Yorkville, IL |
We love these!! My Mom has made these for years. This was the first holiday cookie my husband tasted made by my Mom. Great!!!!
Betty McCoy, Alvy, WV |
These sound simply. Usually have everything already on hand but the dates.
Virginia, Berea, KY |
Haven't tried these, but make some mine with broken pecans and maraschino cherries (red & green at Christmas) instead of the coconut. They make great gifts too!
Kathy, LaFayette, GA |
I was wondering if you can leave out the sugar or will it not hold together? Dates are very sweet on their own and I am thinking these may be too sweet for me.
Karen Hanna, Parksville, B. |
These "cookies" have a delicious combination of flavors and a delightful crunchiness mixed with chewiness. However, maybe because I refrigerated the mixture before trying to form it into balls, it wouldn't adhere. I have a container of absolutely scrumptious cookie crumbs.
Tina, Bellingham, WA |
The grams of sugar is not listed in the nutritionals? At 1 cup of sugar that's "empty" (no nutrition) calories.
Teri, Encinitas, CA |
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