Page 6 - Clever Family Cookbook 2020

Jane’s Date Balls

1 lb chopped dates
1 cup sugar
1 stick butter
1 beaten egg

Cook mixture until thick. Add Rice Krispies until coated, use as much as you’d like to
make them crispy or chewy, roll into balls (Be careful! They’ll be super hot!) and roll
balls in 10X sugar.

“These were a favorite in our house for Christmas. Mom would start baking weeks before the
holiday and the kitchen would have containers of cookies and treats piled up. I always peeked
through them until I found the date balls and would stuff one or two in my mouth before she
walked in the kitchen! We were lucky she had any for holiday party guests.”
- Robin Layton