Date Balls

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 cup dates, pitted and chopped
• 1 teaspoon water
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 2 egg white
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 cup shredded coconut

Recipe

• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease cookie sheets.
• in a small saucepan over low heat, combine butter, water, and dates. bring to a boil, then remove from heat, and let stand for 10 minutes.
• pour date mixture into a medium bowl. mix in the brown sugar and chopped nuts.
• whip egg whites in a small bowl until stiff. fold egg whites into date mixture. roll dough into 2 inch balls and roll in shredded coconut. place on cookie sheets about 2 inches apart
• bake for 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven. let cool on wire racks.