DATE SQUARES

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Make and share this Date Squares recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Nibblets

Categories     Bar Cookie

Time 1h15m

Yield 1 1/2 squares, 40 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 cup all-purpose flour, sifted
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 1/2 cups rolled oats
3 cups pitted dates
1 1/2 cups water
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla

Steps:

  • Mix and sift flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder. Stir in brown sugar. Work in butter with fingertips until well blended. Lightly stir in rolled oats.
  • Press half of the mixture into bottom of a buttered 11 x 7 x 1 1/2 inch baking pan.
  • Simmer dates, water and sugar in a saucepan about 35 minutes or until mixture thickens. Stir occasionally. Add vanilla.
  • Pour over mixture in baking pan. Sprinkle with remaining curmb mixture. Bake in oven at 300 f for 30 minutes. Cool. Cut into squares. Makes forty 1 1/2 inch squares.
  • NOTE: 1 1/4 hours time allocated includes prep time.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 131.2, Fat 2.6, SaturatedFat 1.5, Cholesterol 6.1, Sodium 46.7, Carbohydrate 27.3, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 21.3, Protein 1.2

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