Date Nut Bars

Name: Date Nut Bars
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 12 Servings
Ingredients: 1/3 cup boiling water; 2 cups dates, pitted and chopped; 1/2 cup shortening; 1 cup white sugar; 2 eggs; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1/4 teaspoon baking soda; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped; 1/4 cup powdered sugar

By Leslie Blythe Dessert Baking

February 25, 2015

Try these Date Nut Bars - an old fashioned treat that easy to make and so good!

Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 45 mins
Yields: 12 Servings

Ingredients

1/3 cup boiling water

2 cups dates, pitted and chopped

1/2 cup shortening

1 cup white sugar

2 eggs

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

3/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup walnuts, chopped

1/4 cup powdered sugar

Directions

1In a small bowl, pour boiling water over dates, and set aside to cool. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

2Grease a 10x10 inch baking pan.

3In a medium bowl, cream together the shortening and white sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Add the dates, including any water; mix well.

4Sift together the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda and salt; stir into the date mixture. Then stir in the nuts.

5Spread the mixture evenly into the prepared 10x10 inch pan, and bake for 45 minutes in the preheated oven. When cool, cut into bars, and sprinkle each bar with powdered sugar.

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