|
Skillet Balls
Author/Submitted by:
Servings: 4
Categories:
Cookies
/
Desserts
/
Holidays
Ingredients: 1/2
c
Margarine,
softened
3/4
c
Sugar 2
Eggs 1
pk
Dates,
(7oz) chopped fine
1
c
Pecans,
chopped fine
3
c
Rice Krispies 1
tb
Vanilla 1/2
ts
Salt 1 1/2
c
Flaked sweetened coconut
Directions:
Combine the softened margarine, sugar and eggs; beat well. Add chopped
dates. Cook this mixture in a heavy skillet until slightly thickened,
between 10 and 20 minutes on low heat, stirring constantly with a
wooden spoon. Remove from heat; add nuts, cereal, vanilla and salt.
Mix well; cool.
Make small balls of the cooked mixture no larger than walnuts. Roll
the balls in coconut until covered.
Makes about 4 dozen.
Nutritional Information: per cookie: 101 calories, 6g fat, 87mg
sodium, 9mg cholesterol, 53 percent of calories from fat. First
Place, Family Winner From the Dallas Morning News Holiday Cookie
Contest Baked by: Lili Ferguson, Dallas ** The Dallas Morning News --
Food section -- 11 Dec 96 **
Scanned and formatted for you by The WEE Scot -- paul macGregor
|
