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.
