Date Marbles

I  was having date roll recipe idea in my mind.Yesterday i finally decided to give it try..But i don't know from where it turned into Date Marbles..   (it took me quite a while to decide the name  )They turned out very nicely and surely worth trying !

INGREDIENTS

12-15 Dates

2tbsp Khoya

4Cashew

1Cup All purpose Flour

3tbsp Sugar

2tbsp Cornflour

3 tbsp Butter

2tbsp Coco powder

4-5 drops Vanilla Essence

pinch of salt

1/2Cup Cold Water

DIRECTIONS

• Remove seeds from dates and stuff the each cavity with some khoya.
• Sieve flour,salt and cornflour together in bowl.Mix in butter with light hand till mixture resemble bread crumbs.Mix in sugar. Divide the mixture into half.
• Take one half of mixture and mix in coco powder.in another mixture add few drops of vanilla essence.
• Now make soft dough from both mixture separately.You may not require all water.
• Roll white dough in a log shape.Similarly roll the brown dough too in same length.Now stick both and roll again.This way you will get a log hald brown-half white in colour.
• Cut the log in 15 equal pieces.
• Take one piece at a time,spread with your hand and carefully place date in center and cover (like kachori),roll it in bit cylindrical shape.
• Repeat the same process and make 15 date rolls.
• Bake them for 25 minutes on 160'C in preheated oven.Let it cool down.
• Date Marbles are ready.Store them in airtight container.

# You can make full vanilla or full chocolate rolls if you want..I just made half-half to give nice color as well as taste.
## You can try different flavors like coffee or coconut etc.