Date Bars

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 3 eggs, separated
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup chopped dates
• 3/4 cup chopped pecans or 3/4 cup walnuts
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• confectioners' sugar (for dusting bars)

Recipe

• 1 beat egg yolks until thick and add all other ingredients.
• 2 beat egg whites until stiff and fold into first mixture.
• 3 spread evenly into a 9x9-inch square pan.
• 4 bake at 375°f for 20-25 minutes.
• 5 allow to cool and cut into bars. dust or roll bars in confectioner's sugar.