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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...

Today's recipe is a childhood favorite--the original Classic Magic Cookie Bars! This is the vintage recipe from the 70's. Photo is a pan of my own I made. Classic Magic Cookie Bars Ingredients 1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted (1 stick) 1 1/2 cups Graham Cracker Crumbs 1 cup chopped Walnuts 1 cup semi-sweet Chocolate Chips 1 1/3 cup Shredded Sweet Coconut 1 can of Eagle Brand Condensed Milk  (regular, low-fat or non-fat) Directions: 1) Pre-heat oven to 350 and grease a 10 x 13 pan with oil cooking spray, 2)  In a small bowl, stir Graham crumbs & melted butter together with a fork until crumbs are all moist, then spread over bottom of 10 x 13 pan and pat down to form a crust. 3) Sprinkle chopped walnuts evenly over graham crust. Sprinkle chocolate chips over that and finally sprinkle coconut evenly over nuts & chips. 4)  Drizzle evenly with the condensed milk, tilting can just enough so a thin stream comes out. Work back and f...