Aunt Theresas Date Bars Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the sugar, flour, baking powder, salt, dates and nuts. Add the eggs, butter and vanilla; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened (batter will be very stiff). , Spread in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool bars on a wire rack. Dust with confectioners' sugar. ,

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine dates, sugar and water. Cook, stirring frequently, until very thick. Stir in walnuts, if desired; cool. , Sift the flour, salt and baking soda together in a large bowl; add oats and brown sugar. Cut in butter until mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle water over mixture; stir lightly. Pat half into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Spread with date mixture; cover with remaining oat mixture and pat lightly. , Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

Steps:

• 1. Mix together in a 12" saucepan dates, butter, brown sugar and water. Cook over medium-high heat for 10-12 minutes or until thickens to a paste.
• 2. Remove from heat and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Mix in 2 cups Rice Crispies.
• 3. Allow mixture to cool to touch and then roll into small balls. Roll balls in shredded coconut or powdered sugar.
• 4. Makes about 48 balls.

Steps:

• 1. Cream shortening, add sugar and egg. Add flour, soda and salt alternatley with date mixture.
• 2. Bake at 350 degrees about 45minutes.

Steps:

• 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.