What better way to stay home and get into the holiday spirit than by baking some festive treats? Cookies are a seasonal favourite – not only can they feed the whole family, but they’re especially comforting on a cold winter day when enjoyed still warm from the oven. Below, we’ve collected a couple of favourite recipes you can try at home.

Snowball Cookies (Saucepan Cookies)

Prep time: 15 minutes

Cook time*: 10 minutes

Total time: 25 minutes

*Extra time is needed setting and cooling.

Ingredients

·      1 ½ cups margarine

·      2 ¼ cups sugar

·      6 eggs

·      1 ½ tsp. salt

·      3 cups chopped dates

·      3 tsp. vanilla

·      1 ½ cups chopped walnuts (optional)

·      6 cups rice krispies

·      2+ cups of shredded coconut

Instructions

·      Add the margarine, sugar, eggs and salt to a medium saucepan and cook on low heat for 10 minutes.

·      Add in the vanilla and let the mixture cool until it is not too hot to handle.

·      Fold in the rice krispies and chopped walnuts.

·      Form into bite-sized balls and roll into the shredded coconut to create a “snowball.”

·      Leave the cookies to cool and set before serving.

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