Categories: Cookies, Desserts 
      Yield: 6 servings 
  
    1/2 c  Butter Or Margarine;Softened 
    1/2 c  Brown Sugar; Packed 
    1/2 c  Sugar; Granulated 
      1    Egg; Large 
      1 ts Vanilla 
  1 1/4 c  Flour; Unbleached 
    1/2 ts Baking Powder 
    1/2 ts Baking Soda 
    1/2 ts Salt 
      2 c  Rice Cereal; Crisp 
  1 1/2 c  Coconut; Flaked 
      1 c  Dates; Pitted And Chopped 
  
  Cream sugars and butter.  add egg, and vanilla; beat well.  Stir together 
  flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; stir into creamed mixture. 
  Stir in crisp rice cereal (Rice Krispies for example), coconut, and dates. 
  Form into 3/4-inch balls; place 2 1/2 inches apart on ungreased cookie 
  sheet.  Bake at 350 degrees F. until lightly browned, about 10 minutes. 
  Cool slightly before removing to a rack to cool completely. Makes 5 dozen.