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      Title: Date and Pecan Balls
 Categories: Cookies
      Yield: 50 servings
 
      1 c  Butter; room temp
    1/2 c  Sugar
      2 ts Vanilla extract
      2 c  All-purpose flour
      2 c  Pecans; finely chop
      1 c  Dates; pitted/chop
           Powdered sugar
 
  Recipe by: Jo Merrill
     Cream butter and sugar in large bowl.  Mix in vanilla and stir in flour.
  Add pecans and dates; mix thoroughly. Shape dough into walnut-sized balls.
  Transfer to waxed paper-lined tray. Freeze 15 minutes or refrigerate
  overnight.
     Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease baking sheets. Arrange cookies on
  sheets, spacing 1 inch apart.  Bake until golden, about 15-20 minutes. Roll
  in powdered sugar.
   Let cool slightly then roll in powdered sugar again. Store cookies in
  airtight container.
 
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