1/4 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 cup chopped dates
1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
2 cups puffed rice cereal
1 teaspoon pure vanilla
confectioners' sugar

In a large saucepan, boil butter, sugar and beaten egg, whisking constantly. Remove from heat and cool until lukewarm.

Stir in nuts, puffed rice cereal and vanilla.

With clean hands, roll the mixture into 1 inch balls. Roll in powdered sugar. Allow to air dry for 60 minutes. Refrigerate.

Yield: 5 or 6 dozen, depending on size.

Submitted by: CM