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Date bars!

December 18, 2011 by Mary Frances 6 Comments

If you like dates, you will love this little bar cookie. It’s easy to make and nice to have in your repertoire. Cut your bars skinny. My mother used to say, “Make your cookies on the small side, because your guests and family will want to sample all of them and you just shouldn’t eat so much!”

Date bars on a holiday plate.

DATE BARS
Makes 24 bars

2 large eggs
1 cup of powdered sugar
1 tbs. melted unsalted butter
1/4 cup cake flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 cup chopped dates
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
1 tsp vanilla
More sifted powdered sugar to roll the bars in

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease an 8” or 9” square pan. I use a 9” glass Pyrex pan.

Beat 2 eggs a long time until very light and fluffy. Add the powdered sugar and melted butter.

Sift together the cake flour, salt and baking powder and add gradually to egg mixture on a low speed. Then add the vanilla, dates and nuts. Stir well. Pour evenly into your prepared pan and bake for approximately 25 minutes, until nicely browned and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Let cool completely. Cut into 24 bars and roll each one in powdered sugar. Store in wax paper lined tin. Make sure the tin closes tight!

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  1. carrie @plums in the icebox says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:43 AM

    these look delicious! i love dates, but i almost never cook with them, so this gets me inspired!

    carrie
    plumsintheicebox.typepad.com

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    • Mary Frances says

      December 19, 2011 at 12:59 PM

      They are really delicious! Just make sure you beat the eggs a lot – until light and fluffy. Enjoy!!

      Reply
  2. Zest says

    January 15, 2013 at 12:25 AM

    Yum, I really must try this 🙂

    Reply
    • Mary Frances says

      January 15, 2013 at 3:27 PM

      Please do – they’re delicious!

      Reply
  3. megbek says

    March 21, 2013 at 1:34 PM

    Yum! I follow Paleo, so maybe I can sub some coconut flour for the cake flour, and as for the powdered sugar…maybe some more dates, some stevia, and honey? Not sure how much that’ll change the consistency. Any suggestions?

    Reply
    • Mary Frances says

      March 23, 2013 at 2:48 AM

      I just looked up the Paleo diet and without knowing it, I basically follow it too – down to the salad for lunch. I only make these cookies once a year at Christmas time, where I bend the rules a bit. Maybe try agave to substitute for the sugar and skip the rolling in sugar at the end? I’m not sure but that is what first comes to mind.

      Reply

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