Date Cookies

• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 cup (225 ml) sugar
• 1 stick of butter or oleo
• 35 dates, cut up (about 1/2 lb (.2 kg).)
• 2 cups (475 ml) Rice Krispies
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) finely chopped nuts
• shredded coconut or dipping chocolate

1. Cook the egg, sugar, and butter over medium high heat in a heavy saucepan for about 5-7 minutes.
2. Everything should be well blended, dissolved, and starting to be thickened.
3. Add the Rice Krispies and the chopped nuts.
4. Form into balls.
5. Roll in shredded coconut or chill and dip in chocolate.
6. Place on waxed paper.

egg, sugar, butter, dates, rice krispies, nuts, coconut

Taken from online-cookbook.com/goto/cook/rpage/00122C (may not work)