We make this as a 1.5 to 1.75 inch round log rolled up on a powdered sugar covered piece of parchment. Cool and slice -- or pass the log and a knife on a cutting board for that do-it-yourself sized, interactive dessert.

The mixture did not stick together - the balls kept falling apart. Any ideas? The mixture tasted great though!

Great recipe - a keeper for me!

I doubled this recipe and then regretted it. The mixture just would not hold together when I tried to shape it into balls. Tried dumping in the coconut to avoid having them fall apart while trying to roll them. Finally kept my hands wet and really squeezed them tight to shape. Hoping they hold together when bitten. I will look for a different recipe. I am thinking my aunt's recipe had an egg in the cooked mixture?

Mine also had an egg stirred into the hot mixture after the pan is removed from stove.

My meemaw taught me this recipe when I was a kid... Yummy :) But she called them dingbats... and we still do LOL

This was one of my grandmother's recipes and I've made these almost every Christmas with my mom. Now I make these myself! So delicious and easy to make, even without the pecans and coconut :)

My mother in law has made these as long as I can remember, 43 years. Now I make them, my family can eat them till they fall over lol.

Just 3 years ago I realized I could wait until they cool a bit before rolling. When I think of all the years of burnt hands. Live and learn... enjoy!

Have made these for a very long time. Family really likes them. Have a request for them again this year. Could not find my recipe and being 85 years old could not remember it. Thankfully I found it here. All is saved.

I make these all the time, but I put them in a pan and cut like bars. Line pan with coconut, then put down hot mixture, then more coconut and press down, cool and cut.

I've made these cookies numerous times over the years but always dreaded the time it would take to roll them out. Your idea for making them into bars is brilliant. Thank you so much.

I have looked for years for my grandmas recipe. Thank you so much. We love them!

It is very challenging to find the dates, lately. What major supermarket stocks them? Thanks.

Try sprouts for the dates. I found them rolled in oat flour and they turned out perfect.

I have used this recipe for years. I always double it because it is just that good. Keep finished sugared date balls in an air tight container.

I used Walnuts instead of pecans, everyone seemed to like it.

Big hit, everywhere I took them.