No Bake Pecan Pie Cookies

Perfect for those hot summer days when you don't want to turn on the oven. Also good for the county fair - I got a purple :)

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Yields: 36 cookies

Ingredients

• 8  tablespoons butter
• 8  ounces dates, pitted and chopped
• 2  egg yolks
• 3⁄4 cup white sugar
• 1  cup  crispy rice cereal
• 1  cup  chopped pecans
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄2 cup  unbleached cane sugar (for rolling)

Directions

1. In a saucepan over medium heat combine the butter, dates, egg yolks and sugar. Bring to a boil and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from heat stir in the rice cereal, chopped pecans and vanilla. Stir and let cool.
2. When you can handle roll into small balls then roll in cane sugar.