Walnut Date Bars:
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Here is a treat for kids tall and small. |
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What you need. |
What you do. |
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1/2 cup butter. 1/2 cup sugar. 2 eggs. 1/2 cup molasses. |
In a counter top mixer, cream the butter with the sugar until
smooth. Add eggs one at a time and beat until smooth. Add molasses
and beat until blended. |
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2 cups all purpose flour. 3/4 tsp. baking soda. 1 tsp. baking
powder. 1/4 tsp. salt. 1/2 tsp. cinnamon. 1/2 tsp nutmeg. 1/2
tsp allspice. |
Sift the dry ingredients together. Add slowly to batter, mixing
on slow speed until blended. |
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Preheat oven to 350 deg. |
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1 cup chopped walnut meats. 1 cup pitted chopped dates. |
Fold nutmeats and dates into batter. |
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Butter. |
Pour batter into a 9 X 12 buttered cake pan. Bake for about 30
min. until surface is springy. |
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1 & 1/2 cups powdered sugar. 2 tbsp. melted butter. 1 tbsp
cognac. 1/2 tsp. lemon juice. 1 tbsp boiling water. |
Mix sugar, butter, cognac, and lemon juice. Add boiling water
and whip until smooth. Spread frosting on date bars. |
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When cool, cut into 1 inch by 2 inch squares for serving. |