These cookies were some I remembered from my childhood, or at least I remember my sister making them one Christmas. Dates are not something I normally have in the house so I would need to plan to make these. Chopping dates is not easy, so I chose to cut them with kitchen shears. Even so, I needed to dip the shears in hot water several times to de-stick them. This is fussy work to me.
The ingredients go together easily but you need to cook and stir them for 10 minutes. Seriously?! My arms aren't that fit. This was a long time, but I hoped worth the effort. Once all the Rice Krispies were stirred in, I began the process of making the little balls of cookies. Yuck, what a sticky mess and my coconut didn't stick very well. I was beginning to think these would never be worth the effort.
Then the taste test. Wow, these have pretty good flavor. They certainly are different but not bizzare different, good different. Jason was available to give a review and we all agreed they worth a four on the rating scale. They are not like chocolate chip cookies you crave, but they are tasty and would be a nice addition to a cookie plate at a holiday. The next day Kyle was at our house and he also rated them a four. So after all my fussing and a bit of grumbling as I made the cookies, we all agreed they are tasty and worth making again, although they are a special occasion cookie to be made once or twice a year.
Several days later, I have had to throw out the last half dozen of these cookies. They seemed to dry out rather quickly and after our initial taste testing, the cookies sat untouched. This is probably because there were other goodies in the house to eat, but I felt it needed to be noted.
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