mom's date nut bars

Name: Mom's Date Nut Bars
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: 3 large eggs; 1 cup(s) all-purpose flour; 1 dash(es) salt; 1 cup(s) chopped nutmeats; 1 cup(s) granulated sugar; 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1 cup(s) chopped fine dates; - powdered sugar, use after bars are baked and cooled

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Pat Duran

Las Vegas, NV

Updated on Oct 22, 2011

These are the bars that I like the best they are so moist and so easy to make - this recipe is often doubled during the holiday as they taste so good and go fast off the cookie and bar tray.

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my photo and my dish of date bars cooling.

prep time 10 Min

cook time 30 Min

method Bake

yield About 40 bars

Ingredients

3 large eggs
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 dash salt
1 cup chopped nutmeats
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup chopped fine dates
- powdered sugar, use after bars are baked and cooled

How To Make mom's date nut bars

Step 1

Butter or spray a 13x9-inch baking pan;set aside. Heat oven to 350^.

Step 2

Beat eggs until foamy and then beat in granulated sugar in gradually. Stir dry ingredients together. Add dates and nuts to flour mixture, then stir into egg mixture.
Step 3

Spread mixture(which is thick) into the prepared pan. Bake until firm and delicately brown, bake about 25-30 minutes, so they do not get dry. When just a tad warm and not hot cut into long finger shape bars and roll in powdered sugar.;or place some powdered sugar in a small bag and add a piece or 2 and gently shake to coat evenly, shake off any excess.
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