Refrigerator Cookies

Ingredients required:

½C. butter or margarine

1 egg

2 tsp. vanilla

1 tsp. baking powder

1 dash salt

1 C. flour

1 C. dates, not sugared, chopped

1 C. coconut, shredded

1 C. walnuts or pecans

How to Make:

Mix together butter, egg and vanilla until mixed and fluffy. Beat in dry ingredients, gradually mixing well after each addition. Mix in dates, coconut and ½C. Nuts. Form dough into two 1-½inch logs. Roll logs into remaining nuts, ¼ C. each. Wrap in wax paper and chill, or freeze, until firm enough to slice. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit Slice cookies ¼ inch thick and place on a nonstick cookie sheet. Cook in the oven 10 to 12 minutes, until light golden brown. Cool on wire racks.