Black-eyed Susans

Total Time: 1 hr 12 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 100
• 2 lbs pitted dates
• 1 lb pecan halves
• 1 lb sharp cheddar cheese, room temperature and grated
• 1 cup margarine, softened
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional, but i recommend it) (optional)
• 1/2 cup sugar

Recipe

• 1 stuff dates with pecan halves. set aside.
• 2 cream the cheese and the margarine together well. add flour, salt, and cayenne pepper. mix well. (note: this dough should be very stiff.).
• 3 put mixture into cookie press with the box plate attached. squeeze out in long strips.
• 4 cut long strips into 2 -3 inch pieces. wrap these pieces around pecan-stuffed dates.
• 5 roll in sugar and place on a cookie sheet.
• 6 bake at 300 degrees f until light brown.