Cheese Date Balls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. flour
14 oz. sharp cheese, grated (3 1/2 c.)
dash of Tabasco or paprika
1/2 lb. margarine
1 box whole dates
pecan halves

Preparation

Have cheese and margarine at room temperature; blend well. Mix in seasonings well and cut in flour (best by hand).
Chill dough.
Stuff a date with a pecan half and form cheese dough around each date.
Bake on ungreased cookie sheet at 375\u00b0 for 15 to 18 minutes.