Grandma's Date Balls (x'mas Cookies)

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 (8 ounce) package chopped dates
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 3 cups rice krispies
• 1 cup coconut
• 1/4 cup chopped maraschino cherry
• 1 teaspoon good vanilla
• powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 in heavy-bottomed,lg.
• 2 saucepan or pot,melt butter.
• 3 stir in brown sugar and dates.
• 4 cook til sugar is melted.
• 5 remove from heat and quickly stir in egg well.
• 6 return to med.
• 7 heat, stirring constantly, til boiling.
• 8 boil and stir 1 minute.
• 9 remove from heat, stir in rest of ingredients, and let cool off til easily handled.
• 10 roll into balls, about 1" or so, roll in powdered sugar to coat.
• 11 store airtight.
• 12 (can chill if desired, but serve room temp.).