Date Balls

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup dates, pitted & cut up
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups rice krispies
• 1/2 cup nuts, finely chopped
• powdered sugar or shredded coconut or finely chopped nuts or cocoa, to roll the balls in

Recipe

• 1 in a large sauce pan, mix sugar, eggs, dates, salt, & butter.
• 2 cook over medium heat untill thick, stirring constantly. remove from heat. add vanilla, cereal and 1/2 cup chopped nuts. mix well, and allow to cool slightly. form into one inche balls and roll in you choice of powdered sugar, coconut, cocoa or nuts.
• 3 makes about 2 dozen.
• 4 these freeze well.