Date Delights - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
1/2 c. butter or margarine
1 egg, beaten
3/4 c. chopped dates
3/4 c. chopped pecans
2 c. crisp rice cereal
confectioners sugar

Preparation

Combine sugar, butter, egg, dates and pecans in a heavy saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring thoroughly.
Cook over medium heat until well blended, about 5 minutes.
Remove from heat and stir in cereal.
Let cool.
With buttered hands, roll in 1-inch balls; roll in confectioners sugar.
Yields about 4 dozen.