Date-Pecan Balls

Contributed byMolly Hood
Date-pecan balls dusted with powdered sugar on a white plate, garnished with pecans.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup margarine, softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 cup flour
  • 2 cup pecans (ground)
  • 1 cup dates (chopped)
  • powdered sugar
Yield: 48 Servings
Prep Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 20 minutes

Instructions

Cream margarine and sugar; add vanilla and mix. Stir in flour, pecans and dates. Make 4 clumps of dough and refrigerate 1-2 hours.

Preheat oven to 350º. Take out one clump of dough, roll into balls and bake on greased cookie sheets for 20 minutes. Remove and roll in powdered sugar. Repeat with remaining dough.

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