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Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Crispy Date Balls

When I made these tonight I almost cried because the smell and taste reminded me of my Mama and Daddy and the Christmas parties they used to throw when I was a child. I remember the friends and everyone laughing and having a great time with my friends. Mama always made tons of goodies and we ate and played games and sometimes had dumb skits and then we all went Christmas caroling in our neighborhood. It was the most fun! It was a tradition!

Here's the recipe:

1 stick of butter
1 c. of sugar
1 8oz. package of dates
1 c. chopped pecans
2 c. rice krispies
1 tsp. vanilla
powdered sugar

Put butter, sugar and dates in saucepan. Cook 10 min. until mixture begins to thicken. Remove from heat, add nuts, krispies and vanilla. Cool. Roll into small balls then roll in the powdered sugar. Enjoy!

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