by Carolyn Malcoun

Angel Delights No-Bake Christmas Cookies Recipe

I don't enjoy multi-tasking. Especially over the busy holiday season, when I seem to have a zillion places to be at the same time, plus finding time to bake, shop and travel. So to save time when I'm making cookies for the holidays, I make a no-bake cookie. I can whip them up and have finished cookies in 30 minutes from start to finish. Better yet, no-bake cookies are perfect to make with kids.

These Angel Delights, a more sophisticated, wholesome take on Rice Krispies treats, were the hands-down grand prize winner of EatingWell's annual holiday cookie contest a few years ago. It was a tough job to pick a winner that year, but in the end, everyone agreed that Frances Van Vynckt from Hammond, Ind., deserved the blue ribbon for her sweet, melt-in-your-mouth cookies, named after her six children, whom she liked to refer to as "little angels." We all loved the sweet date and coconut flavors combined with a slightly chewy, crispy texture.

These Angel Delights No-Bake Christmas cookies promise to be a standout on any holiday cookie tray year after year.

Angel Delights No-Bake Christmas Cookies Recipe

    Prep Time: 30 minutes

    Yield: 48 Cookies

Angel Delights No-Bake Christmas Cookies Recipe Ingredients

    1/4 cup unsalted butter

    1 cup sugar

    1 1/2 cups chopped pitted dates (8 ounces)

    1/8 teaspoon salt

    1 teaspoon vanilla extract

    2 cups toasted rice cereal, such as Rice Krispies

    1 cup shredded coconut

Angel Delights No-Bake Christmas Cookies Recipe Steps

    Combine butter, sugar and dates in a large saucepan. Cook, stirring constantly, until the butter is melted, the sugar is no longer white and the dates are mostly melted, 8 to 15 minutes. The mixture should be a shiny, brown sticky mass. Remove from the heat.

    Add salt, vanilla, cereal and coconut; stir well to combine.

    When cool enough to handle, squeeze and roll the mixture into 1-inch balls. Place on a wax paper-lined baking sheet. Refrigerate until chilled.

Recipe Nutrition:

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

1/2 Carbohydrate Servings

Exchanges: 1/2 carbohydrate (other)

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