Frosty 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.

DATE-NUT BALLS

Steps:

• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir dates and white sugar in the melted butter until thick and golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and stir in crispy rice cereal and pecans. Let mixture cool until easily handled, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Form mixture into small balls using your hands.
• Pour confectioners' sugar into a resealable bag; add date-nut balls and lightly shake bag until balls are coated.

COCONUT DATE BALLS

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine the eggs sugar and dates. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally, and boil for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the butter and vanilla. Mix in crispy rice cereal. Butter hands and roll the mixture into walnut sized balls. Roll the balls in coconut. Serve.

DATE BALLS

Steps:

• Melt butter and sugar carefully.
• Add chopped dates and cook until it boils. Take off heat and allow to cool slightly.
• Add milk and salt into well beaten eggs and stir into hot date mixture.
• Boil mixture 2 minutes.
• Add vanilla and nuts.
• Let cool, then add Rice Crispies and stir.
• Butter hands, and shape into well rounded tablespoon size balls and roll in coconut.
• Store in air-tight container.

FROSTY DATE BALLS

Steps:

• Cream butter and 1/3 cup powdered sugar until light and fluffy.
• Mix in water, vanilla, flour, salt, dates, and walnuts.
• Roll into balls a little larger than the size of walnuts and bake on an ungreased baking sheet 2 1/2 inches apart at 300 degrees F for 20 minutes (Till soft but NOT brown.).
• While warm, roll in powdered sugar OR sift powdered sugar over warm cookies.
• *NOTE: Serving size is approximate!

FROSTY DATE BALLS

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar together thoroughly. Stir in water and vanilla. Add flour and salt. Mix well. Stir in dates and nuts. Roll 1-inch balls. Place 2½ inches apart on ungreased baking sheet. Bake in slow oven (300℉ (150℃)) about 20 minutes, or until cookies are set but not brown. While warm, roll in confectioner's sugar.

DATE AND CHERRY BALLS

Steps:

• Combine butter, sugar, cherries and dates.
• Cook at medium heat until soft, stirring constantly.
• Cool until lukewarm.
• Stir in rice krispies.
• Shape into balls and roll in coconut.
• Store in a sealed container.

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.

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.