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Date-Pecan Balls

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  • Servings: 50
  • Prep: 25m
  • Cook: 20m
    • The following recipe serves 50 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 cup butter, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 cups pecans, chopped
  • 1 cup dates, pitted and chopped
  • Powdered sugar
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 a bowl of an electric mixer cream the butter with the sugar.

  • Step 2: Stir in vanilla.

  • Step 3: Stir in flour and then add the pecans and dates and stir thoroughly.

  • Step 4: Shape dough into walnut size balls and place on a cookie sheet.

  • Step 5: Freeze for 15 minutes or refrigerate overnight.

  • Step 6: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

  • Step 7: Grease baking sheets and arrange cookies on the prepared sheet, spacing 1 inch apart.

  • Step 8: Bake for 15 -20 minutes.

  • Step 9: Roll in powdered sugar and then let cool for a few minutes.

  • Step 10: Roll in powdered sugar again.

  • Step 11: Store in airtight container.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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