½ cup butter or margarine
½ cup sugar
1 package (8 oz.) dates, chopped
1 egg, slightly beaten
3 cups Crispy Rice cereal
½ cup flaked coconut
¼ cup finely chopped nuts
In medium-size saucepan combine butter, sugar, dates and egg.
Cook and stir over low heat just to a boil. Add cereal and mix
well. Cool mixture until easy to handle (about 30 minutes).
Meanwhile, combine coconut and nuts. Roll date mixture into
1-inch balls. Roll each in coconut and nuts. Add more coconut
if necessary.
Makes 4 dozen.
