No Bake Date Balls

Submitted by PugGrannie

"Tasty cookie with no baking involved."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 48 cookies

ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup margarine
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 (8 ounce) package pitted dates, chopped
• 1⁄2 cup nuts, chopped
• 4 cups crispy rice cereal
• coconut

directions

1. Melt margarine in large pot (4 quart or larger).
2. Add sugar, egg, and dates.
3. Stir constantly over low to medium heat.
4. Cook approximately 5 minutes until mixture thickens.
5. Remove from heat. Add chopped nuts and rice cereal.
6. Roll into walnut-sized balls; then roll in coconut.

Reviews

[SrtaMaestra]

Easy to make and just as tasty as I remember them. These were always part of our cookie assortment at Christmas time. I used real butter--can't imagine Christmas cookies with margarine. Thanks!