Date Balls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (8 oz.) pkg. dates
1/2 c. coconut
1/2 c. sugar
4 Tbsp. butter
1 slightly beaten egg
dash of salt
1 1/2 c. Rice Krispies
1/2 c. walnuts
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

In skillet, combine dates, coconut, sugar, butter, egg and salt.
Cook and stir over medium-low heat until mixture thickens and bubbles, 5 to 10 minutes.
Remove from heat.
Stir in cereal, nuts and vanilla.
Cool 10 minutes.
For each cookie, use about 1 tablespoon date mixture.
Form into a ball.
Keep fingers moist. Makes 2 1/2 dozen.