Layered Date Bars

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Title: Layered Date Bars
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 32 servings

1 pk Pitted dates/10 oz
= coarsely chopped
1/2 c Walnuts; finely chopped
1/4 c Sugar
1 1/2 c Flour
1 1/2 c Old fashioned oats; uncooked
1 c Brown sugar; packed
1 ts Baking soda
3/4 c Butter; softened

Recipe by: Laura Hunter
Preheat oven to 350. In a 2-qt. saucepan, heat dates, walnuts, sugar,
and 1 1/4 cups water to boiling over high heat. Reduce heat to low; simmer,
uncovered, 10 to 15 minutes, until dates are soft and mixture is thick,
stirring occasionally. Set aside. In a large bowl, combine flour, oats,
brown sugar and baking soda. By hand, kead in butter until dough forms.
Press half of the dough evenly in the bottom of a 13" x 9" metal baking
pan. Bake 15 minutes or until pale golden.
Spread date mixture evenly over hot crust. Sprinkle remaining oat
mixture on top. Bake for 25 minutes longer or until golden. Cool
completely in pan on wire rack. When cool, cut lengthwise into 4 strips,
then cut each strip crosswise into 8 pieces.

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