Bubby's Date Bars

"I looked at a lot of recipes for date bars on this site and didn't find one exactly like mine. This is my adaptation of my grandma's recipe - hers called for shortening but I use butter. I also eliminated the sugar in the date filling. Sometimes I add a little lemon rind to the date filling, although that is not written into the recipe. Prep time is an estimate."
 
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Ready In:
55mins
Ingredients:
8
Yields:
18 bars
Serves:
18
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Prepare Date Filling: Combine dates and water in a saucepan. Cook, stirring over low heat until thick (about 10 minutes) Cool; set aside.
  • Mix soft butter and brown sugar thoroughly.
  • Combine flour, baking soda and salt; stir into butter mixture.
  • Add oats; mix.
  • Place half of the crumb mixture in a greased 13 x 9 baking pan. Press and flatten to cover bottom of pan.
  • Spread with cooled Date Filling.
  • Cover with remaining crumb mixture and pat lightly to smooth surface.
  • Bake 25-30 minutes until lightly browned.
  • While warm, cut into bars and remove from pan. Makes about 18 1 ½ x 2 inch bars.
  • NOTE: Though I didn't write it into the recipe, sometimes I add a little lemon rind and lemon juice to the date filling.

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