Date Balls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
1 c. dates, chopped
1 egg, beaten
1 tsp. vanilla
1 stick butter
1/2 c. nuts, chopped
2 c. Rice Krispies
powdered sugar

Preparation

Mix sugar, butter, dates, nuts and egg in a 5-quart pot.
Cook on High heat until butter and dates are melted, then cook 10 minutes.
Stir constantly.
After 10 minutes, remove from heat and add vanilla and Rice Krispies; mix well.
When completely mixed, pour mixture onto a plate.
With a spoon scoop out mixture and form small balls.
Place on cookie sheet until all mixture is formed into small balls, then drop balls into a bag with powdered sugar. Shake and remove.
Enjoy.