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Date Squares

Ingredients
  • Part I
  • 8 ounces dates, pitted and sliced
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup sugar
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  • Part II
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • ¾ cup butter, chilled and cubed
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 ¾ cup uncooked oatmeal (Quick or Regular, but not Instant)

Preparation
  1. Boil ingredients in Part I until thick, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking. Cool.
  2. Preheat oven 325 degrees.
  3. Stir together flour, salt and soda.
  4. Add brown sugar and oatmeal.
  5. Work in butter with fingertips just until crumbly. Do not overwork.
  6. Reserve ½ - 1 cup of mixture for topping. Set aside.
  7. Using a jellyroll pan, start at one end patting down mixture to form a continuous and uniform crust, approximately ½ inch thick. Crust may not cover entire pan
  8. Spread cooled date mixture over crust and then sprinkle topping.
  9. Bake at 325 degrees for 25 minutes or until edges are golden brown and filling is set.
  10. Cut into squares while warm.

Makes 36-48 bars.

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