Date Bars

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon freshly grated fresh lemon rind
• 8 ounces pitted dates, quartered
• 1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
• 1/2 tablespoon sugar

Recipe

• 1 combine flour, baking powder and salt.
• 2 set aside.
• 3 grease and flour a 9-inch square baking pan and preheat oven to 350°f cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• 4 stir in eggs and vanilla until well blended.
• 5 stir in the flour mixture.
• 6 add the peel, dates, and nuts.
• 7 put batter in baking dish, sprinkle with 1/2 tablespoons sugar, and bake until golden brown, 25-30 minutes.
• 8 cool in pan on a rack.
• 9 cut in squares while still warm.