Coconut Date Balls
These may be served like cookies and are nice to pack in tins to give as gifts. A Sidney Carlisle recipe.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg, well beaten
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup (1 8-ounce package) chopped dates
- 2 cups Rice Krispies
- 2 cups sweetened flaked coconut
Preparation:
- Combine the butter, sugar, milk, salt and egg in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil 1 minute, continuing to stir.
- Remove from the heat. Add the vanilla, dates and Rice Krispies. Mix well. Cool 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Shape into balls about 1 inch in diameter and roll in the coconut. Store between layers of waxed paper in tins or in plastic storage bags.
- Yields about 40 one-inch balls.