Best Date Filled Oatmeal Bars Recipes

DATE FILLED OATMEAL BARS

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Make and share this Date Filled Oatmeal Bars recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Nell Majeran

Categories Bar Cookie

Time 1h

Yield 10-12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1/2 cup Crisco shortening
1/4 cup butter (softened)
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1 3/4 cups sifted flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups Quaker Oats
3 cups pitted chopped dates
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups water

Steps:

Mix shortening, butter and brown sugar together until light and fluffy.
Sift together flour, baking soda and salt.
Mix oats into flour mixture.
Mix oat mixture into shortening mixture until crumbly.
Put half of the oat mixture in a 9" x 13" greased and floured pan and press and flatten in pan.
Date filling:.
Place dates, sugar and water in medium saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly until thickened - about 10 minutes. Let cool.
Spread date filling onto oat crust.
Cover with remaining crumb mixture, press lightly.
Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes.
Let cool and cut into bars.

DATE-FILLED OATMEAL BARS

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Make and share this Date-filled Oatmeal Bars recipe from Food.com.

Provided by winkki

Categories Bar Cookie

Time 55m

Yield 48 bars

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups quick-cooking oats, uncooked
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine
1 (8 ounce) package dates, pitted & chopped
1 cup sugar
1 cup water

Steps:

Combine flour, oats, soda, salt, & brown sugar.
Cut butter in until it reaches the consistency of coarse meal.
Press half of mixture across the bottom of an ungreased 12x8x2 baking pan.
Combine dates, 1 c. sugar, and water in saucepan.
Cook on low until sugar dissolves, dates soften, and mixture is thick and mushy.
Spread date mixture over dough in pan.
Cover with remaining dough.
Bake at 325 for 40 min or until lightly browned.
Cut into 1"x2" bars while still warm; remove to wire racks to cool.

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