Date Bars

Name: Date Bars
Prep time: 1 h 5 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 36
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 414 milliliters all-purpose* or whole wheat flour; 1 teaspoons baking soda; 237 milliliters packed brown sugar; 237 milliliters butter or margarine, softened; 454 grams cups chopped pitted dates; 59 milliliters granulated sugar; 355 milliliters quick-cooking oats; 1 teaspoons salt; 355 milliliters water

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Date Bars a try. This vegetarian recipe serves 36. One serving contains 144 calories, 1g of protein, and 5g of fat. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 5 minutes. Head to the store and pick up water, baking soda, salt, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

In 2-quart saucepan, cook filling ingredients over low heat about 10 minutes, stirring constantly, until thickened. Cool 5 minutes.

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Sauce Pan

Heat oven to 400F. Grease bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with shortening.

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Shortening

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Oven

Frying Pan

In large bowl, stir brown sugar and butter until well mixed. Stir in flour, oats, baking soda and salt until crumbly. Press half of the crumb mixture evenly in bottom of pan.

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Baking Soda