Date Balls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pkg. dates (seedless)
1 stick margarine
1 c. sugar
1 egg, slightly beaten
3 c. Rice Krispies
1 c. chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans)
1 large bag shredded coconut

Preparation

In a large saucepan, add margarine, sugar, egg and cut up dates.
Cook for 9 minutes over low heat, stirring constantly.
It will thicken.
Remove from heat; add Rice Krispies and nuts.
When cool enough to handle and well mixed, make into small balls, rolling in your hands.
Roll balls into the coconut, which has been heaped on top of waxed paper.
Refrigerate to harden.
Also can store some in freezer as this recipe makes a lot.