Angie's Date Squares
Source of Recipe
Cheap Thrills Cuisine - Lombardo & Bui
Angie's Date Squares
1 pound pitted dates
1 cup water
3/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon butter
3/4 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup oats
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Combine dates, water and 3/4 cup sugar. Simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Add lemon juice, and 1 tablespoon butter. Cream 3/4 cup butter with brown sugar. Add flour, oats, baking soda, salt and chopped walnuts; mix well.
Spread half of oat mixture in bottom of a greased nonstick 11x7-inch pan. Press down firmly. Spread date mixture over. Top with remaining oat mixture, pressing down again. Bake at 325° F. for 30 minutes. Cool 5 minutes. Cut into squares while still warm.
About 1-1/2 dozen, depending on how you cut them
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