Best Date Bars Recipe
"I grew up in a family with eight children, and I started baking for our big family at age 10. Today, decades later, I still enjoy baking pies, cakes, strudels and bars. These date treats are very easy to bake, and one sheet of them will yield 48 good-sized bars. I sometimes add nuts, coconut or candied fruit. This dessert is great to take to a church bazaar or any group function. In the 1940s, I managed a Pittsburgh school cafeteria that fed 420 students ever day, so I can recall a thing or two about how to feed a crowd! —Dorothy DeLeske, Scottsdale, Arizona..."
INGREDIENTS
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2-1/2 cups pitted dates, cut up
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1/4 cup sugar
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1-1/2 cups water
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1/3 cup coarsely chopped walnuts, optional
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1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon salt
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1-1/2 cups quick-cooking oats
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1 cup packed brown sugar
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1/2 cup butter, softened
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1 tablespoon water
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