Date & Walnut Bars – Mary Roth
Date and Walnut bars cut in diamond shape for a family holiday favorite
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup unsifted all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 each eggs
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 cup sliced and chopped dates
- 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- confectioners sugar to dust
Instructions
- Preheat over to 350 degrees
- Lightly grease and line bottom of a 9x9x2 pan with waxed paper
- Sift flour, baking powder, salt and set aside
- In a medium bowl with electric mixer, beat the eggs until light and fluffy
- Gradually add the brown sugar, beating until smooth
- Add the dates, nuts, and vanilla. Mix thoroughly.
- Spread in prepared pan
- Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until surface springs back when lightly touched with fingertip.
- Cool slightly, Remove from pan to a wire rack, pulling off the waxed paper on the bottom of the mixture
- With a sharp knife, cut into 24 bars while still warm. Cut in diagonal direction to make diamonds cookies.
- To serve dust with confectioners sugar. Makes about 24
Notes
Original recipe from Mary Roth from the Windmill
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