Date Bars
From elle 18 years ago
- 25 minutes to make
- Serves 30
This is my mom's recipe. She got it from her mom, and I remember them making them when I was a little kid. Even now, when I make them, they're such a special treat.
Ingredients
- CRUST INGREDIENTS shopping list
- 1 3/4 cups oatmeal shopping list
- 1 1/2 cups flour shopping list
- 1/2 tsp baking powder shopping list
- 1 tsp baking soda shopping list
- 3/4 cup butter, melted shopping list
- 1 cup brown sugar shopping list
- 1/2 tsp salt shopping list
- date FILLING shopping list
- 1 lb chopped dates shopping list
- 3/4 cup sugar shopping list
- 1 cup water shopping list
- 1 Tbs butter shopping list
- 1 tsp vanilla shopping list
- 1 cup chopped walnut shopping list
How to make it
- Make the filling: Boil dates, sugar, and water until thick, about 5-10 minutes.
- Add 1 TBSP butter, the vanilla, and the walnuts.
- Set aside to cool a bit.
- Prepare the crust: Combine all dry ingredients with the melted butter.
- Firmly press half of the mixture into a lightly greased 13 x 9 pan.
- Cover with filling mixture and top with remaining half of crust mixture.
- Press lightly.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
- NO LONGER THAN THAT!
- Cut into squares when cool.
Date filling, set aside to cool slightly.
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Mix the crust ingredients.
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Spread the filling on the bottom crust.
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Lightly press down on the top crust.
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mmmm, dates and nuts!
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The Rating
Reviewed by 5 people-
I love dates.... and I like the way this sounds... Thanks for a wonderful post..
zena824
in Somewhere, USA loved it
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Oh yum!Thanks for the recipe- my kids will love you for it!
wrigggit
in Perth loved it
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crunchie, moist date filling.
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