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Joni's Holiday Date Nut Logs

Here's how you make Joni's Holiday Date Nut Logs
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  • Servings: 20-24
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 25m
  • The following recipe serves 20-24 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1/2 cup butter (or 1/2 cup margarine)
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 18 1/2 ounces chopped dates (3 cups chopped)
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • 3 cups Rice Krispies (cereal)
  • 1 bag (7 ounce) sweetened flaked coconut
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Put butter, sugar, dates, and eggs in a heavy bottomed pan. Bring to boil over medium heat, and stir. When it starts to boil, stir constantly (about 10 minutes) until the liquid starts pulling away from the sides of the pan while you are stirring it, then remove from heat.

  • Step 2: Add vanilla, walnuts and Rice Krispies, and mix in well.

  • Step 3: Butter your hands and put enough mixture in the palm of your hand (about 2 T.). Roll into logs with your hands.The logs should be about 3 inch long by 1/2 inch wide. (The mixture will be hot, so be careful and work quickly).

  • Step 4: Roll each log in flaked coconut and place on waxed paper until completely cool. Store in a plastic container with cover.


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