Gluten-free Rice Krispies cookies

Makes 40 balls

• 125 ml (½ c) butter
• 125 ml (½ c) sugar
• 250 g (1 packet) dates, pitted and chopped
• 500 ml (2 c) Rice Krispies
• desiccated coconut to roll balls in

1 Melt the butter and sugar in the microwave. Stir regularly.

2 Stir in the dates and microwave for another 2 minutes until the mixture starts to boil. Beat with an electric mixer until the dates are fine.

3 Stir in enough Rice Krispies to form a stiff dough.

4 Roll heaped teaspoonfuls of dough into balls. Roll in coconut.