Frosty Date Balls Recipes

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.

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!

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.

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.

MOM'S FROSTED DATE BALLS

Steps:

• 1. Sift the flour twice. Add salt. Cream the butter and gradually add sugar. Add milk and vanilla. Sift in flour. Blend in dates and nuts. Roll into 1 inch balls.
• 2. Place about 3 inches apart on undressed cookie sheet. Bake at 300 degrees F. for 20 minutes or until lightly brown. While still warm, roll in confectionary sugar. Makes about 3 dozen.

CHOCOLATE DATE ENERGY BALLS

Steps:

• Place dates, chocolate and cherries in a food processor; process until finely chopped about 1 minute. Add nuts, coconut and sunflower kernels; process until blended. Add oil and vanilla; process until mixture comes together. Roll into 12 balls. Refrigerate, covered, at least 30 minutes before serving. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.