Easy Old-Fashioned Date Bar Recipe

Dating back more than half a century ago, this Date Bar recipe was a Christmastime treat on the Ohio farm where my mother grew up.

They’re a special, old-fashioned cookie for the holidays – but honestly, we love them so much that we make them all year ’round. They’re super-easy and freezable, too!

- whole wheat flour - baking powder - salt - dates - walnuts - eggs

INGREDIENTS:

Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare a 9 x 13" baking pan by spraying with cooking spray and/or lightly but thoroughly flouring the bottom.

1

In a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt until thoroughly combined.

2

In a second medium bowl, combine sugar and butter until butter is completely incorporated into the sugar. The mixture will be crumbly, similar to wet sand.

3

Lightly dump the dry ingredients (flour mixture) over top of the wet ingredients (sugar mixture) and stir just until thoroughly combined.

4

Using a rubber scraper, spread the dough into the pan, pushing it and flattening it until it's an even thickness.

5

You can cut the bars and roll each in powdered sugar prior to freezing.

TIP

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