Frosty Fruit Balls

This recipe is from workbasket June 1973 ...with the cooks

Frosty Fruit Balls

1/2 cup or butter or margarine
1/3 cup powdered sugar
1 Tablespoon water
1 Tablespoon vanilla
1 1/4 cup sifted flour
2/3 cup chopped pitted dates
1/2 cup chopped nut meats
powdered sugar

Cream margarine and 1/3 cup powdered sugar. Mix in water and vanilla. Add flour and mix well. Stir in nuts and dates. Roll into one-inch balls. Place 2 1/2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. bake at 300 degrees for 20 minutes or until set but not brown. While warm , roll in sifted powdered sugar

                                                                                            Maxine Carson