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Photo from the Epicurious web site.
Attention date
lovers! You'll absolutely love these date squares - I do! These delicious Date
Bars were originally known as Matrimonial Bars. Sometime in history, they became
known as date squares or date bars.
Date Squares Recipe -
Date Bars Recipe - Matrimonial Bars Recipe
Recipe Type:
Cookies,
Christmas Cookie,
Dates,
Bar Cookies
Yields: 1 dozen bars
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Ingredients:
1 cup dried pitted dates, finely chopped with an oiled knife
1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
3 tablespoons all-purpose
flour
1 teaspoon
baking powder
1 cup granulated
sugar
3
eggs, beaten
Powdered (confectioners')
sugar
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly butter a
9-inch square baking pan.
In a large bowl, combine dates, walnuts, flour,
baking powder, sugar, and eggs. Spread mixture onto bottom of prepared baking
pan.
Bake 35 minutes; remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes.
Cut into squares.
Toss warm squares, a few at a time, in
the powdered sugar. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Sprinkle with
more powdered sugar just before serving.
Storage: Date Squares keep, layered between sheets of
wax paper or parchment paper, in an airtight container at room temperature for
approximately 1 week. These cookies also freeze well.
Yields 1 dozen bars.
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