Old-Fashioned Date Bars

Name: Old-Fashioned Date Bars
Ingredients: 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened; 2 1/3 cups brown sugar, firmly packed; 3 large eggs; 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla; 3 cups flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 3 cups pitted dates, coarsely chopped; 1 cup chopped pecans

9 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
2 1/3 cups brown sugar, firmly packed
3 large eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3 cups pitted dates, coarsely chopped
1 cup chopped pecans

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 375°F.
2

Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
3

Beat in eggs one at a time.
4

Stir in vanilla.
5

Mix together flour, baking powder, and baking soda; and gradually add to the creamed mixture.
6

Fold in the dates and nuts.
7

Spread the batter evenly in a greased 13x9 baking pan and bake at 375°F for 25 minutes or until golden.
8

Cool in pan.
9

Cut into approximately 24 bars.