Date Cranberry Orange Bars

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup softened margarine
• 1 cup sugar (divided)
• 1 1/3 cups flour (divided)
• 3 large eggs
• 1 (8 ounce) package pitted dates, cut up
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 1/4 cup orange juice

Recipe

• 1 beat margarine and 1/2 cup sugar until creamy.
• 2 stir in 1 cup of flour.
• 3 press onto bottom of a 8" square pan.
• 4 bake at 375° for 12-15 minutes until edges are golden brown.
• 5 beat eggs well.
• 6 stir in remaining sugar, flour, dates, cranberries and juice.
• 7 pour over crust.
• 8 bake 20 minutes more or until lightly browned.
• 9 sprinkle with powdered sugar.
• 10 cut into bars.