Date-Orange Balls Recipe

Date-Orange Balls Recipe

Ingredients

• Serving Size : 1
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 Eggs – beaten
• 2 cups sifted flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup chopped dates
• 1 tablespoon grated orange rind

Method

1. Powdered sugar
2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
3. Cream butter and sugar together.
4. Beat in eggs.
5. Sift dry ingredients together and add gradually to the butter-sugar-egg mixture.
6. Fold in the dates and orange rind.
7. Chill for one hour or more.
8. Flour hands, break off small pieces of dough, roll into balls and place on greased baking sheet.
9. Bake in preheated oven (375 degrees) for 10 to 15 minutes.
10. Toss hot cookies in a bag with powdered sugar.
11. Cool on rack.
12. Makes about 45 cookies.

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