Best Date Balls

Ingredients

• 8 tablespoons butter
• 8 ounces dates, pitted and chopped
• 0.75 cup white sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 cup crisp rice cereal
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps

1. Stir butter, dates, sugar, and egg yolks together in a saucepan over medium heat; bring to a boil. Cook for 2 minutes, then remove from the heat.
2. Stir in rice cereal, pecans, and vanilla. Let rest until cool enough to handle, 5 to 10 minutes. Roll cooled mixture into 24 small balls. Roll each ball in confectioners' sugar.