GRANDMOTHER'S MATRIMONIAL SQUARES

Grandmother's Matrimonial Squares image

My grandmother has made this recipe for years, and now that she can no longer do this herself, I have taken over the family tradition of preparing this great dessert. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do.

Provided by Ceccilia Keen

Categories Desserts Cookies International Cookie Recipes Canadian Cookie Recipes

Time 1h

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 ½ cups quick-cooking oats
1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 ¼ cups brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
¾ cup butter
½ pound dates, pitted and chopped
¾ cup water
1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Stir oats, flour, brown sugar, baking soda, and baking powder together in a bowl; cut in butter using a pastry blender until mixture is mealy and butter pieces are uniformly small.
Press half of oat mixture evenly into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking pan.
Cook dates with water in a small saucepan over medium heat until they fall apart and are easily mashed with a wooden spoon, about 10 minutes; remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract.
Spoon date mixture evenly over oat mixture in baking pan; sprinkle remaining oat mixture evenly over top and press into place.
Bake in the preheated oven until crust is golden at the edges, about 30 minutes; remove to cool completely on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 150.8 calories, Carbohydrate 23 g, Cholesterol 15.3 mg, Fat 6.2 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 1.6 g, SaturatedFat 3.7 g, Sodium 116.6 mg, Sugar 13.4 g