Dublin Core

Title

Date-Pecan Balls

Subject

butter

sugar

vanilla

flour

pecans

dates

powdered sugar

Description

Card 1 Front:

Date-Pecan Balls 350° 20min.

1c. soft butter 2c ground pecans
½c Sugar 1c. whole dates cut up
2t. vanilla
2c sifted flour

Cream butter & sugar. Add vanilla and mix. Add
flour & mix. Blend in pecans and dates. Roll
teaspoonfuls of dough into balls. Refrigerate balls
for 1-2 hrs. Bake @ 350° on greased cookie
sheet for approx 20 min. Remove from ove—
and roll balls into powdered sugar. Sprinkle
them again with pwd sugar after cookies have
cooled.

Card 1 Back: blank

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# Date-Pecan Balls

## Ingredients

- 1 cup soft butter
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups sifted flour
- 2 cups ground pecans
- 1 cup whole dates, cut up

## Instructions

1. Cream butter and sugar.
2. Add vanilla and mix.
3. Add flour and mix.
4. Blend in pecans and dates.
5. Roll teaspoonfuls of dough into balls.
6. Refrigerate balls for 1–2 hours.
7. Bake at 350°F on a greased cookie sheet for approximately 20 minutes.
8. Remove from oven and roll balls into powdered sugar.
9. Sprinkle them again with powdered sugar after cookies have cooled.

Creator

Barb Washburn

Source

RCA0009 - From Loan Ledger to Kitchen: The Barb Washburn Collection (Family)

Date

1960s

Rights

Personal/Family

Format

Typed recipe card

Identifier

RCA0009-20260629-0040

Coverage

Washington, US Wisconsin, US