Aunt Theresa's Date Bars
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
-
25-30 bars
ingredients
-
Date filling
- 3 cups cut up pitted dates (about 1 lb.)
- 1⁄4 cup sugar
- 1 1⁄2 cups water
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Bars
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
- 1⁄3 cup shortening
- 1 3⁄4 cups flour
- 1 1⁄2 cups quick-cooking oatmeal
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
directions
- Date filling: Combine 3 cups cut up pitted dates (about 1 lb), 1/4 cup sugar and 1 1/2 cups water in a saucepan.
- Cook 10 minutes over low heat, stirring frequently until thickened.
- Prepare date filling; while filling is cooking, preheat oven to 400°; grease a 13x9 baking pan.
- Mix brown sugar, butter and shortning until blended; stir in flour, oatmeal, salt and baking soda until crumbly.
- Press half of the crumbly mixture onto bottom of pan; spoon date filling evenly over crumbs, spreading carefully to edges of pan.
- Sprinkle remaining crumbly mixture over filling; press lightly.
- Bake 25-30 minutes or until light brown.
- Cut into 2 x 1 1/2 inch bars while still warm.
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Denise in NH
Seacoast area, NH
I live in a small town in the Seacoast area of NH. I work as an Administrative Assistant for the Chief of Police. I enjoy trying out new recipes and have a cookbook collection. I also love to visit the Casino's in Connecticut whenever I get a chance.