Dessert
Date Bars

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups brown sugar, divided
• 1 cup margarine
• 2 cups rolled oats
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp soda
• 1 lb. whole dates (not already chopped)
• I tsp. vanilla

Directions:

1. Mix 1 cup brown sugar with oats, flour and soda. 
2. Work in margarine with your hands until crumbly.
3. Cut dates into pieces. 
4. Cook with 1 cup brown sugar and 1 tsp vanilla, adding water as necessary to prevent sticking. 
5. Mash dates as they cook until small and to a paste consistency.  Watch that they don't burn. 
6. Press half of crumb mixture on greased cookie sheet to ½" thickness. 
7. Spread cooled dates onto crumb mixture, keeping fingertips wet to more easily spread the dates. 
8. Top with remaining crumb mixture.
9. Bake 325° to 350°until brown on top (approximately 10 to 15 minutes). 
10. Once cool, cut in to 2" squares.

Skill Level:  Easy

Prep Time: 15 min

 Cook Time: 15 min

Recipe compiled by iMOM staff.

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