Date Pecan Balls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. soft butter
1/2 c. sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
2 c. sifted flour
2 c. ground pecans
1 c. dates, cut up

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar. Add vanilla and mix. Add flour; mix. Blend in pecans and dates. Roll teaspoonful of dough into balls. Refrigerate balls for 1 to 2 hours. Bake on greased cookie sheet for about 20 minutes. Remove from oven and roll balls in powdered sugar. Sprinkle them again with powdered sugar when cool.