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Cereal-Date Wreaths

Here's how you make Cereal-Date Wreaths
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  • Servings: 24
  • Prep: 2h
  • Cook: 14m
    • The following recipe serves 24 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened, not margarine)
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1 large egg
  • Orange zest (or lemon, grated peel of)
  • 1/2 cup dates (finely chopped, pitted)
  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup Wheaties Cereal (whole wheat Wheaties, for instance, flakes or corn flakes, crushed fine)
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: In large bowl cream the butter, sugar, vanilla and salt until fluffy.

  • Step 2: Add egg and beat well. Stir in orange peel and dates.

  • Step 3: Gradually stir in flour until blended.

  • Step 4: Wrap dough airtight by covering bowl with wax paper held in place by a rubber band and chill 1 hour or more, even overnight.

  • Step 5: Pinch off walnut-size pieces of dough. Roll each piece to a 4-1/2"-long rope, then roll it in cereal.

  • Step 6: Shape these rolls into wreaths, pinching the ends together.

  • Step 7: Put on lightly greased cookie sheet, 1 inch apart.

  • Step 8: Bake in preheated 350' oven 12-14 minutes or until light brown.

  • Step 9: Remove to a rack to cool.

Tips & Variations

Don't forget the following tips and variations.
  • Rolling pin and waxed paper to crush the corn flakes

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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