Date Balls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. butter
1 c. brown sugar, packed
1 (8 oz.) pkg. dates, chopped
1 c. chopped pecans
1/2 c. coconut
2 c. crisp rice cereal
1 c. powdered sugar

Preparation

Combine butter, brown sugar and dates in a saucepan. Mix well. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
Remove from heat. Add pecans, cereal and coconut.
Mix well. Shape into small balls. Roll in powdered sugar.
Put margarine in palms of hands when making balls; will be sticky.