Date Nut Bars

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

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 6 eggs
• 3 cups dark brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups walnuts, finely chopped
• 3 cups chopped dates (buy pre chopped for ease)
• 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup melted butter
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar, for after they come out of the oven

Recipe

• 1 sift together first 3 ingredients.
• 2 in a separate large bowl beat eggs & nuts adding brown sugar slowly.
• 3 add rest of ingredients including melted butter (but not confectioners sugar) add flour mixture last.
• 4 pour into well greased & floured 9 x 12 pan.
• 5 bake @ 350 for 35 minute.
• 6 prepare large flat cotton towel or old tablecloth on flat surface that is spread with confectioners suger slightly larger than your 9 x 12 pan.
• 7 when you take them out of the oven invert the pan on to the confectioners sugar.
• 8 sprinkle more confectioners sugar on top.
• 9 very important>>>>while still hot cut with large knife into bite sized cookies
• 10 let cool then store in covered container without stacking layers.
• 11 these are a soft chewey cookie & will become a family favorite, i guarantee.