Date Balls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. melted butter
1 egg, beaten
1 1/2 c. chopped dates
3/4 c. brown sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. Rice Krispies
coconut or confectioners sugar

Preparation

Mix together and cook butter, egg, dates and sugar for 5 minutes over medium heat.
Remove from heat and add vanilla and cereal; mix.
When cool enough to handle shape into balls and roll in either coconut or confectioners sugar.