Good Eating Monday: Old Fashioned Date Bars
I'm a day late this week, doing Monday's post on Tuesday, but a great recipe is good anytime of the week and this one for Date Bars truly is! I remember making Date Bars when I was a kid in 4-H and after my sister made some, I decided to look through Pinterest for a good recipe to have on hand and found this. I've made this recipe a couple times now; first just halved for an 8 x 8 pan (photo) because I only had one bag of chopped dates, but the recipe is for a 10 x 13 pan. Old Fashioned Date Bars Ingredients: 3 cups pitted chopped dates (or 2 8oz bags of Dole Chopped Dates) 2 cups all purpose flour 1 cup quick oats 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 cups brown sugar, packed 3 eggs 1 cup butter or margarine (2 sticks) 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 to 1 cup pecans to taste Directions: Prep a 10 x 13 baking pan by spraying it with oil spray and preheating oven to 375. In a medium bowl: sof...