DATE FINGERS

250 g butter or margarine
250 ml sugar
500 g dates, finely chopped
1 egg, beaten well
100 g green glace cherries
100 g red glace cherries
200 g packet Marie biscuits, broken into small pieces
desiccated coconut

Grease a 26 x 16 cm cake tin.

Heat the butter or margarine and sugar over moderate heat and stir until the sugar is melted. Lower the heat and add the dates and egg. Mix quickly and thoroughly to spread the egg evenly.
Add the cherries and biscuit pieces and mix. Remove from the heat.
Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and press down firmly.
Sprinkle the coconut over and allow to cool completely.
Cut into fingers or squares.

Recipe posted by and photo: Melissa Ann Vermeulen