Date Nut Rolls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 Tbsp. butter/margarine
2 c. sugar
4 eggs, beaten
1 c. chopped dates
4 c. crisp rice cereal
1 c. chopped walnuts
2 tsp. vanilla
2 c. (4 oz.) shredded coconut

Preparation

Melt butter in large saucepan.
Remove from heat and stir in sugar, eggs and dates.
Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture leaves sides of pan, about 20 minutes.
Remove from heat.
Add rice cereal, walnuts and vanilla.
Mix until well blended.
Let cool; shape into rolls about 3-inches long.
Roll in coconut.
Store in refrigerator.
Makes 4 dozen.