Baked Date Balls Recipes

DATE BALLS

Steps:

• Cook and stir dates, sugar, and margarine in a large saucepan over low heat until sugar dissolves; remove from heat. Fold crispy rice cereal, pecans, and vanilla extract into the date mixture until evenly mixed.
• Grease your hands with margarine. Roll date mixture into 1-inch balls.
• Spread confectioners' sugar into a shallow dish; roll date balls in confectioners' sugar to coat.

SUGARED DATE BALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in milk and vanilla. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in dates and nuts. , Roll into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake until bottoms are lightly browned, 22-25 minutes. Roll warm cookies in confectioners' sugar; cool on wire racks.

BAKED DATE BALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• In a small saucepan over low heat, combine butter, water, and dates. Bring to a boil, then remove from heat, and let stand for 10 minutes.
• Pour date mixture into a medium bowl. Mix in the brown sugar and chopped nuts.
• Whip egg whites in a small bowl until stiff. Fold egg whites into date mixture. Roll dough into 2 inch balls and roll in shredded coconut. Place on cookie sheets about 2 inches apart
• Bake for 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Let cool on wire racks.

NO BAKE DATE BALLS

Steps:

• Melt margarine in large pot (4 quart or larger).
• Add sugar, egg, and dates.
• Stir constantly over low to medium heat.
• Cook approximately 5 minutes until mixture thickens.
• Remove from heat. Add chopped nuts and rice cereal.
• Roll into walnut-sized balls; then roll in coconut.