Unbaked Date Cookies

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.