Honeyed Date-Nut Bars

Name: Honeyed Date-Nut Bars
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 28 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts; 2 tablespoons chopped crystallized ginger; 8 ounces pitted dates, snipped into tiny pieces; 3 eggs; 1 cup honey; 8 ounces cream cheese, softened; 2 tablespoons honey; 1/3 cup chopped walnuts

Submitted by pansies

"A bar cookie recipe I have had for ages that sounds so yummy."

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Ready In:: 35mins
Ingredients:: 11
Serves:: 28

ingredients

1 ¹⁄₂ cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
2 tablespoons chopped crystallized ginger
8 ounces pitted dates, snipped into tiny pieces
3 eggs
1 cup honey
Cream Cheese Topping
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons honey
¹⁄₃ cup chopped walnuts

directions

Sift flour, baking powder, and salt onto wax paper. Combine walnuts, dates and ginger in a bowl and coat with 2 tbsp of the flour mixture.
Beat eggs in a large bowl until frothy; stir in honey. Stir in flour mixture, just until well blended. Fold in date/nut mixture. Pour into a well-greased 13 x 9 pan.
Bake at 350F for 30-35 minutes or until center springs back when lightly pressed with a fingertip. Cool on a wire rack. Cover and allow to mellow overnight.
To make topping, beat cream cheese together with 2 tbsp honey. Spread over top of bars. Sprinkle with the 1/3 cup walnuts. Cut into 28 pieces or as desired.