Ding Bats

A cooked mixture of sugar, butter, egg, and chopped dates is combined with crisp rice cereal and chopped walnuts, then formed into balls and rolled in shredded coconut.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cup chopped dates
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 beaten egg
• 2 cups Rice Krispies cereal
• 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 Bag of Shredded Coconut

Directions:

In a saucepan combine the sugar, butter, chopped dates, salt, vanilla, and the egg; cook slowly on low heat for 10 min. Remove from the heat and add 2 cups of rice krispies and the chopped walnuts; let cool. When cool, form into walnut-sized balls. Roll the balls in the shredded coconut so they are coated. And you're done!

Number of Servings: 3 dozen

Notes from the Cook: Have fun and use your hands!