Stuffed Date Bars

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Title: Stuffed Date Bars
Categories: Bar cookies Cookies Travel Desserts
Servings: 8

30 ea Dates; Large, Slitted Length
30 ea Pecan Halves; Small
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1/4 c Butter Or Margarine; Melted
1 c Brown Sugar; Packed
1/2 c Sour Cream
2 ea Eggs; Large, Beaten
1 t Vanilla
1 c Flour; Unbleached
1/4 t Baking Powder
1/4 t Baking Soda
1/4 t Salt
1/4 t Ginger; Ground

Slit the dates (about 8 ozs worth) and stuff with pecan halves; set aside.
In saucepan melt butter or margarine and stir in brown sugar until well
blended. Remove from heat; cool to lukewarm. Blend in sour cream, eggs,
and vanilla; mix thoroughly. Stir together the flour, baking powder,
baking soda, salt and ginger. Add to sour cream mixture; mix well. Pour
into a greased 13 X 9 X 2-inch baking pan. Carefully arrange stuffed
dates atop batter in lengthwise rows with 6 stuffed dates in each row.
Bake at 350 degrees F. for 25 to 30 minutes. Cool; cut into bars,
allowing 1 date per par. Sift powdered sugar over the top if desired.

Makes 30 bars.

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