Date Balls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 c. margarine or butter
3/4 c. sugar
1 (16 oz.) box chopped dates
1 c. chopped pecans
2 c. unsweetened crispy rice cereal
confectioners sugar

Preparation

In a medium sized saucepan, combine margarine or butter, sugar and dates.
Cook over medium-high heat until thickened, stirring constantly.
Remove from heat and add pecans and rice cereal. Form into small balls.
Roll balls in confectioners sugar. Yields about 8 dozen small balls.